Flaubert, Gustave 1821-1880 creator text utu 2008 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Bouvard and Pécuchet: A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life, part 1" by Gustave Flaubert is an unfinished satirical novel published in 1881. Two Parisian copy-clerks meet by chance and become inseparable friends. When one inherits a fortune, they move to the French countryside and embark on an ambitious quest for knowledge. Over years, they attempt to master nearly every field—agriculture, science, literature, philosophy, religion—but each endeavor ends in failure. Their misadventures expose the hidden weaknesses of human understanding while alienating them from their provincial neighbors. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouvard_et_P%C3%A9cuchet Release date is 2008-04-07 Produced by Thierry Alberto, Henry Craig and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net Original publication data not identified France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction French fiction -- Translations into English Middle class -- France -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction Middle class -- France -- Retirement -- Fiction PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25014 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25014 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133555.0 25014