Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary is a novel written by Gustave Flaubert and published in 1856. The story is set in provincial France in the mid-19th century and follows the life of Emma Bovary, a young woman who marries Charles Bovary, a country doctor. Emma is unhappy with her life and feels trapped in her marriage, longing for excitement and romance.She begins to have affairs with other men, including a wealthy landowner and a young clerk, but ultimately finds herself disillusioned and unable to find the happiness she seeks. As her debts and troubles mount, Emma becomes increasingly desperate and ultimately takes drastic action to escape her unhappy life.Madame Bovary is considered a masterpiece of French literature and a seminal work of realism. Flaubert's detailed descriptions of the characters and their surroundings, as well as his exploration of themes such as love, desire, and the limitations of society, have made the book a classic of world literature.Gustave Flaubert's tale of adultery and destruction.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.