Madame Bovary: a story of provincial life / by Gustave Flaubert ; translated with an introduction by J. Lewis May ; illustrated by John Austen
by Flaubert, Gustave, (1821-1880)
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About This Item
London: J. Lane; London: Bodley Head; New York: Dodd, Mead, 1931. 1st edition reprint. Hardcover. Provenance: Bookplate of Haughton. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: xxv, 416p; 25cm. Notes: ""A short biographical and bibliographical note on Gustave Flaubert,"" p. xxiii-xxiv. Subjects: Madame Bovary. Biography. France. Translation works. Other names : May, J. Lewis (James Lewis) 1873-1961. Genre: Biography.
Synopsis
Madame Bovary is Gustave Flaubert's first novel and considered his masterpiece. The story 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. Though the basic plot is rather simple, even archetypal, the novel's true art lies in its details and hidden patterns.
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- MW Books Ltd. (IE)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 311637
- Title
- Madame Bovary: a story of provincial life / by Gustave Flaubert ; translated with an introduction by J. Lewis May ; illustrated by John Austen
- Author
- Flaubert, Gustave, (1821-1880)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition reprint
- Publisher
- London: J. Lane; London: Bodley Head; New York: Dodd, Mead
- Date Published
- 1931
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