Madame Bovary (Illustrated with Original Commentary)

Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880) was a French writer who became known as one of the West’s best novelists during the 19th century. Known today for meticulously writing down to the finest detail in his search for “le mot juste,” or “the right word,” Flaubert was a perfectionist about his writing and would spend countless hours writing some of the most pure romantic, realist, and stylistic literature in history.

Flaubert's crowning achievement was Madame Bovary, which 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. The plot is simplistic, and some even describe it as archetypal, but the details and patterns woven into the work are what make the novel timeless. Flaubert’s novel became a bestseller, and it has remained one of the standards of Realism.

This edition of Madame Bovary is specially formatted with a Table of Contents, an original introduction, and over 20 images of scenes and characters.