Madame Bovary

For this eighth installment in Four Corners’ Familiars series, Marc Camille Chaimowicz has chosen Gustave Flaubert’s Madame Bovary. Flaubert’s bestselling masterpiece was first translated into English by Eleanor Marx-Aveling (the youngest daughter of Karl Marx) in 1898. Chaimowicz has selected Marx-Aveling’s translation for his edition of the book, which he has illustrated with more than 250 images.