Project Gutenberg 2008-12-20 Public domain in the USA. 177 Flaubert, Gustave 1821 1880 Madame Bovary: A Tale of Provincial Life, Vol. 1 (of 2) Produced by Thierry Alberto, Henry Craig and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Madame Bovary: A Tale of Provincial Life, Vol. 1 (of 2)" by Gustave Flaubert is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The story explores the life of Emma Bovary, a woman who grapples with her desires for romance and a more extravagant life, ultimately leading to tumultuous choices and consequences. The theme of provincial existence and the struggle against societal norms is likely central to the narrative. The opening of the novel introduces readers to a young Charles Bovary, a boy who is awkward yet earnest as he navigates the challenges of his early school days. Flaubert paints a vivid picture of Charles's childhood, marked by an unremarkable upbringing and a sense of being overshadowed by his domineering mother. As the chapters unfold, we witness Charles grow into a young man uncertain of his path, foreshadowing his later role as Emma’s husband. The stage is set for the dynamics of their relationship and the inevitable tensions that will arise as they pursue their different aspirations in life. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Adultery -- Fiction Domestic fiction Married women -- Fiction France -- Fiction Middle class -- Fiction Physicians' spouses -- Fiction Suicide victims -- Fiction PQ Text Best Books Ever Listings Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 563749 563758 2024-09-12T04:14:11.653991 2023-09-12T07:56:59.559040 text/html text/html 571562 2014-04-09T10:27:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 435497 2014-04-09T10:28:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 540901 2024-09-12T04:14:22.183970 application/epub+zip 547468 2024-09-12T04:14:14.523014 application/epub+zip 474120 2024-09-12T04:14:12.890077 application/epub+zip 817891 2024-09-12T04:14:27.632941 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 607946 2024-09-12T04:14:20.806007 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 445267 2022-09-12T16:03:52.447805 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 514421 514321 2024-09-12T04:14:10.268091 2023-09-12T07:56:58.280042 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 513846 2014-04-09T10:25:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 201841 2014-04-09T10:28:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 513844 2014-04-09T10:23:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 201532 2014-04-09T10:28:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22244 2024-09-12T04:14:27.786943 application/rdf+xml 22769 2024-09-12T04:14:13.262046 image/jpeg 4950 2024-09-12T04:14:13.074071 image/jpeg 504232 2024-09-12T04:14:11.789022 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia