![]() ![]() ![]() After the trial and acquittal of the author, Madame Bovary became a bestseller. It was Flaubert's first novel and before it was published in book form, it was serialised in Revue de Paris where it was prosecuted for obscenity. Madame Bovary by French author Gustave Flaubert was originally published in 1857. Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.You can now buy the Entire Collection of over 2,400 ebooks for only £15! Madame Bovary Gustave FlaubertĪvailable to download for free in PDF, epub, and Kindle ebook formats. Flaubert was notoriously perfectionistic about his writing and claimed to always be searching for le mot juste (the right word). ![]() Though the basic plot is rather simple, even archetypal, the novel's true art lies in its details and hidden patterns. The novel focuses on a doctor's wife, Emma Bovary, who has adulterous affairs and lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities and emptiness of provincial life. After the acquittal on February 7, 1857, it became a bestseller in book form in April 1857, and now stands virtually unchallenged not only as a seminal work of Realism, but as one of the most influential novels ever written. ***************************** Translated by Eleanor Marx-Aveling Madame Bovary is a novel by Gustave Flaubert, who was attacked for obscenity by public prosecutors when it was first serialized in La Revue de Paris between Octoand December 15, 1856, resulting in a trial in January 1857 that made the story notorious. The book was designed for optimal navigation on Android. This book features the table of contents linked to every part and chapter. This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. ![]()
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