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  Madame Bovary

  by Gustave Flaubert

  One of the acknowledged masterpieces of 19th century realism, Madame Bovary is revered by writers and readers around the world, a mandatory stop on any pilgrimage through modern literature. Flaubert's legendary style, his intense care over the selection of words and the shaping of sentences, his unmatched ability to convey a mental world through the careful selection of telling details, shine on every page of this... (more)
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  Flaubert's Parrot

  by Julian Barnes

  A kind of detective story, relating a cranky amateur scholar's search for the truth about Gustave Flaubert, and the obsession of this detective whose life seems to oddly mirror those of Flaubert's characters.
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  Salammbó

  by Gustave Flaubert

  While the roman hordes besiege and wait for the moment to invade carthage, the priestess of the temple of the goddess tanit, salambo, loves and is loved. She is the daughter of Amilkar, the great general and to recover the lost veil that has fallen into the hands of the adversary, she must give herself to the enemy.
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  Sentimental Education

  by Gustave Flaubert

  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 Arnoux, a slender, dark woman several years older than himself. It is the beginning of an infatuation that will last a... (more)
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  Three Tales

  A Simple Heart / The Legend of St. Julian Hospitator / Herodias

  by Gustave Flaubert

  First published in 1877, these three stories are dominated by questions of doubt, love, loneliness, and religious experience—together they confirm Flaubert as a master of the short story. "A Simple Heart" relates the story of Félicité, an uneducated serving-woman who retains her Catholic faith despite a life of desolation and loss. "The Legend of Saint Julian Hospitator," inspired by a stained-glass window... (more)
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  Madame Bovary (Norton Critical Editions)

  by Gustave Flaubert

  The text of this Norton Critical Edition is based on Eleanor Marx Aveling's celebrated translation, revised by Paul de Man. Margaret Cohen's careful editorial revision modernizes and renews Flaubert's stylistic masterpiece. In addition, Cohen has added to the Second Edition a new introduction, substantially new annotations, and twenty-one striking images, including photographs and engravings, that inform students'... (more)
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  Bouvard and Pecuchet with the Dictionary of Accepted Ideas

  by Gustave Flaubert

  Text: English, French (translation)
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  The Temptation of Saint Anthony

  by Gustave Flaubert

  A book that deeply influenced the young Freud and was the inspiration for many artists, The Temptation of Saint Anthony was Flaubert’s lifelong work, thirty years in the making. Based on the story of the third-century saint who lived on an isolated mountaintop in the Egyptian desert, it is a fantastical rendering of one night during which Anthony is besieged by carnal temptations and philosophical doubt. This... (more)
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  Bibliomania; A Tale

• Collected Works of Gustave Flaubert or the Works of Gustave Flaubert One Volume EditionGustave Flaubert

  

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  Collected Works of Gustave Flaubert or the Works of Gustave Flaubert One Volume Edition

  by Gustave Flaubert

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  Herodias

  by Gustave Flaubert

  Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880) was a French writer who is counted among the greatest Western novelists. He is known especially for his first published novel, Madame Bovary (1857), and for his scrupulous devotion to his art and style, best exemplified by his endless search for "le mot juste" ("the precise word"). In September 1849, he completed the first version of a novel, The Temptation of Saint Anthony. In 1858,... (more)
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  The Dictionary of Accepted Ideas

  by Gustave Flaubert

  Facsimile edition.
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  Mil y una muertes

  by Sergio Ramírez

  In these pages the photographer Castellón, one of the most attractive and enigmatic characters of recent Hispanic American literature, lives and dies. Through his camera lens the reader will see the fraudulent imitation of our nationalities, the defeated fantasy of ideals and utopias, and the concurrence of genius and misery in diverse settings, from the port of Greytown in Nicaragua, with its marble palaces in... (more)
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  The Art of the Novella

  A Simple Soul

  by Gustave Flaubert

  Text: English (translation) Original Language: French
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  Pont Marie: A Novel

  by Al Stotts

  "Metempsychosis" refers to the passing of the soul at death into another body, either human or animal. At its most basic, it refers to reincarnation, but the theory of past lives can have overwhelming consequences- especially when memories of these past lives seep into the life we currently live. Just ask a modern day, middle-aged New Mexico gentleman whose dreams threaten his reality. According to his dreams,... (more)
• Flaubert: L'éducation sentimentale.

  

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  Flaubert: L'éducation sentimentale.

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  The George Sand and Gustave Flaubert Letters

  by Gustave Flaubert, George Sand

  The George Sand and Gustave Flaubert Letters is a book written by George Sand and Gustave Flaubert . It is widely considered to be one of the top 100 greatest books of all time. This great novel will surely attract a whole new generation of readers. For many, The George Sand and Gustave Flaubert Letters is required reading for various courses and curriculums. And for others who simply enjoy reading timeless pieces... (more)
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  The Essential Gustave Flaubert Collection

  by Gustave Flaubert

  A collection of works from one of the greatest French authors, with an active table of contents: Madame Bovary Three Short Works The Temptation of Saint Anthony Simple Soul Bouvard and Pecuchet Salammbo Herodias The George Sand, Gustave Flaubert Letters
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  Bouvard and Pécuchet

  by Gustave Flaubert

  Although unfinished during his lifetime, Bouvard and Pecuchet is now considered to be one of Flaubert's greatest masterpieces. In his own words, the novel is "a kind of encyclopedia made into farce . . . A book in which I shall spit out my bile." At the center of this book are Bouvard and Pecuchet, two retired clerks who set out in a search for truth and knowledge with persistent optimism in light of the fact... (more)
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  Three Short Works

  The Dance of Death / The Legend of Saint Julian the Hospitaller / A Simple Soul

  by Gustave Flaubert

  This book was converted from its physical edition to the digital format by a community of volunteers. You may find it for free on the web. Purchase of the Kindle edition includes wireless delivery.