Flaubert, Gustave

The complete and unabridged story of Emma Bovary, the bored wife of a provincial doctor, whose desires and illusions are shattered when reality catches up with her.

Depiction of a woman's gradual corruption and a savagely ironic study of human shallowness and stupidity.

Nineteenth-century novel about Emma Bovary, the wife of a provincial doctor who seeks to escape her boredom by indulging in romantic fantasies and adulterous affairs.

A nineteenth-century French woman pursues her romantic dreams through a series of lovers.

A nineteenth-century French woman pursues her romantic dreams through a series of lovers.

Ninteenth-century novel about Emma Bovary, the wife of a provincial doctor who seeks to escape her boredom by indulging in romantic fantasies and adulterous affairs.

Presents an annotated edition of Flaubert's novel about a nineteenth-century French woman who pursues her romantic dreams through a series of lovers; and includes backgrounds and sources, and a selection of critical essays.

While traveling from Paris to his home in Normandy, law student Frederic Moreau falls in love with Mme Arnoux, an older married woman, and through the years finds himself drawn to Mme Arnoux and her influential husband.