Flaubert, Gustave 1821-1880 creator Aveling, Eleanor Marx 1855-1898 text utu 2006 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Madame Bovary" by Gustave Flaubert is a novel published in 1857. Emma Bovary, a beautiful young woman raised on romantic novels, marries a country doctor but finds provincial life suffocating. Craving luxury, passion, and high society, she seeks escape through increasingly reckless means. This groundbreaking work of literary realism caused scandal upon publication, with prosecutors attacking it as obscene. The resulting trial made it notorious before it became a bestseller and one of literature's most influential works. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_Bovary Release date is 2006-02-26 Original publication data not identified Adultery -- Fiction Domestic fiction Married women -- Fiction France -- Fiction Middle class -- Fiction Physicians' spouses -- Fiction Suicide victims -- Fiction PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2413 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2413 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133057.0 2413