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Madame Bovary
By Gustave Flaubert1857
Gustave Flaubert (December 12, 1821 – May 8, 1880) was a French writer who is counted among the greatest Western novelists. He isknown especially for his first published novel, Madame Bovary (1857), and for his scrupulous devotion to his art and style, best exemplifiedby his endless search for "le mot juste" ("the right word").
 
 
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The Project Gutenberg EBook of Madame Bovary, by Gustave FlaubertThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: Madame BovaryAuthor: Gustave FlaubertTranslator: Eleanor Marx-AvelingRelease Date: February 25, 2006 [EBook #2413]Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: ASCII*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MADAME BOVARY ***Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer, Noah Adams and David Widger
 
 
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MADAME BOVARY
By Gustave Flaubert
Translated from the French by Eleanor Marx-Aveling
To Marie-Antoine-Jules Senard Member of the Paris Bar, Ex-President of the NationalAssembly, and Former Minister of the Interior Dear and Illustrious Friend, Permit me toinscribe your name at the head of this book, and above its dedication; for it is to you, beforeall, that I owe its publication. Reading over your magnificent defence, my work has acquiredfor myself, as it were, an unexpected authority.Accept, then, here, the homage of my gratitude, which, how great soever it is, will neverattain the height of your eloquence and your devotion.Gustave Flaubert, Paris, 12 April 1857
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