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Based on Flaubert’s own youthful passion for an older woman, Sentimental Education was described by its author as "the moral history of the men of my generation." It follows the amorous adventures of Frederic Moreau, a law student who, returning home to Normandy from Paris, notices Mme... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Frederic Moreau: The protagonist, at the beginning of the novel a law student, who falls in love with a married woman, Mme. Arnoux.
- Madame Arnoux: The woman Frederic is obsessively in love with.
- Rosanette: "La Marechale", the mistress of various characters throughout the book.
- Monsieur Dambreuse: A rich industrialist and former nobleman from the same region as Frederic, but living in Paris.
- Madame Dambreuse: Wife of M. Dambreuse
- Senecal: A dogmatic socialist
- Hussonnet: A bohemian who becomes friends with Frederic
- Martinon: An early friend of Frederic
- Pellerin: An artist associated with M. Arnoux and later a friend of Frederic
- Dussardier: A working class friend of Frederic
- Mademoiselle Vatnaz: An old maid who is associated with Rosanette
- Monsieur Roque: M. Dambreuse's agent in Nogent
- Mademoiselle Louise: Daughter of M. Roque
- Madame Moreau: Frederic's mother
- Monsieur Moreau: Add a description of this character.
- Deslauriers: Frederic's best friend at the beginning of the novel.
- Cecile: Niece of M. Dambreuse
- Monsieur De Cisy: A nobleman who is an early friend of Frederic
- Delmar: An actor, known by several versions of his name
- Jacques Arnoux: The husband of Mme. Arnoux. At the beginning of the novel he is the owner of an art journal and gallery.
- Monsieur Arnoux
- Dittmer: An artist whom Frederic meets at M. Arnoux's gallery.
- Mignot
- Mademoiselle Roque
- Lamartine: Poet and President of France immediately after the insurrection
- Madame Regimbart: Wife of Regimbart
- Catherine: Domestic of M. Roque
- Madeleine
- Hussonet
- Delphine: Maid of Rosanette
- Monsieur Oudry: Neighbor of les Arnoux
- Nogent
- Rosenwald
- Louis-philippe: King of France
- Fumichon: Friend of M. Dambreuse, extreme reactionary
- Joseph
- Choiseul
- Le Havre
- Charles
- Marie
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“It’s hard to communicate anything exactly and that’s why perfect relationships between people are difficult to find.”
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There are some men whose only mission amongst their fellow-men is to serve as go-betweens; people use them as if they were bridges, by stepping over them and going on farther.
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Most of the men present had served at least four governments; and they would have sold France or the human race in order to preserve their own incomes, to save themselves from any discomfort or embarrassment, or even through sheer baseness, through worship of force.
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He longed to become familiar with the furnishings of her apartment, with the dresses that she had worn, with the people whom she visited; and the desire of physical possession yielded to a deeper yearning, a painful and boundless curiosity.
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He was beginning to find that the happiness merited by the excellence of his soul was slow in arriving.
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First Sentence edit
On the 15th of September 1840, at six o'clock in the morning, the Ville-de-Montereau was lying alongside the Quai Saint-Bernard, ready to sail, with clouds of smoke coming from its funnel.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Penguin Classics. (edition-based publisher list)
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This is book 858 of 1272 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Preceded by War and Peace, and followed by Phineas Finn.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Gustave Flaubert (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Douglas Parmee (Translator)
- Robert Baldick (Translator)
First Edition edit
Original Language: French
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Country: France
Publication Date: 1869
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Country: France
Publication Date: 1869
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- Dewey: 843.8
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- Books › Literature & Fiction › Authors, A-Z › ( F ) › Flaubert, Gustave
- Books › Literature & Fiction › History & Criticism › Criticism & Theory
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Classics
- Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary
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