Madame Bovary
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert is a reissue published by Macmillan Collector’s Library on September 26, 2017. This edition features 432 pages and is designed for book lovers, showcasing a beautifully bound pocket-sized format with real cloth, high-quality paper, ribbon markers, and gilt edges. The narrative follows Emma Bovary, who yearns for love and wealth but finds her marriage to the unremarkable Charles unfulfilling. In her quest for a more passionate life, she engages in a series of affairs, ultimately leading her toward a tragic fate.
Readers will discover Flaubert’s incisive exploration of desire and disillusionment as Emma navigates her romantic pursuits. The novel, a significant work in the realm of fiction and classics, delves into themes of societal expectations and personal aspirations. Translated by Eleanor Marx Aveling, this edition also includes an afterword by Peter Harness, providing additional context to Flaubert’s daring portrayal of adultery, which once sparked national controversy. This timeless masterpiece continues to resonate with contemporary audiences, making it a noteworthy addition to any literary collection.
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Designed to appeal to the book lover, the Macmillan Collector’s Library is a series of beautifully bound pocket-sized gift editions of much loved classic titles. Bound in real cloth, printed on high quality paper, and featuring ribbon markers and gilt edges, Macmillan Collector’s Library are books to love and treasure.
Beautiful Emma Bovary dreams of love and riches but her marriage to Charles, a dull country doctor, is far from satisfying. In an attempt to escape the narrow confines of her life she embarks on a series of passionate affairs, hoping to find the romantic ideal she always dreamed about in the arms of other men, but it soon becomes clear that she is hurtling towards tragedy…
Flaubert’s daring portrait of adultery caused a national scandal when Madame Bovary was first published, and this masterpiece of realist literature has lost none of its impact today.
Translated by Eleanor Marx Aveling, with an afterword by Peter Harness.
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