Flaubert, Gustave,  1821-1880 <br/><br/>
Herodias 

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<br/><br/> Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Tales_(Flaubert)  Release date is 2021-04-26 
<br/><br/>Tapio Riikonen  Tapio Riikonen 
<br/><br/> "Herodias" by Gustave Flaubert is a short story published in 1877 as part of his collection *Three Tales*. Set in ancient Judea, the story reimagines the biblical account of John the Baptist's execution. At a lavish birthday celebration for Herod Antipas, his wife Herodias orchestrates a cunning scheme involving her daughter Salomé to secure the prophet's death. As John has repeatedly insulted the royal family, the plan unfolds with calculated precision, leading to a fateful request and an anxious crowd awaiting the executioner's blade. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Salome (Biblical figure) -- Fiction Herodias -- Fiction 
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