Project Gutenberg 2004-11-26 Public domain in the USA. 391 Flaubert, Gustave 1821 1880 Bouvard et Pécuchet Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouvard_et_P%C3%A9cuchet Produced by Ebooks libres et gratuits at http://www.ebooksgratuits.com "Bouvard et Pécuchet" by Gustave Flaubert is a novel written in the late 19th century. This satirical exploration follows two clerks, Bouvard and Pécuchet, who, after receiving an unexpected inheritance, retire from their mundane office jobs to pursue a life of agriculture. With unbridled enthusiasm but little knowledge, they dream of the pastoral life, cartoonishly navigating the complexities of farming and horticulture. The opening of the novel introduces Bouvard and Pécuchet on a hot Sunday afternoon in Paris, where they serendipitously meet and discover their similarities, bonding over nostalgia for the countryside and frustrations with urban life. Their subsequent friendship blossoms as they share discussions about topics ranging from politics to women, culminating in an impromptu dinner together. Both men are characterized by their peculiarities: Bouvard is jovial and somewhat bumbling, while Pécuchet is serious and contemplative. Their union sets the stage for an ambitious shift toward rural life, igniting a desire that will see them plunge into the challenges of farming, despite their evident lack of experience and understanding of agriculture. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 74.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction French fiction -- 19th century Middle class -- France -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction Middle class -- France -- Retirement -- Fiction PQ Text Best Books Ever Listings FR Littérature Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: French Literature 670197 2025-08-06T08:37:13.237501 text/html 670113 2025-01-13T23:42:21.889477 text/html 327393 2025-08-06T08:37:22.452401 application/epub+zip 338534 2025-08-06T08:37:15.251476 application/epub+zip 1659912 2020-12-18T18:40:57 text/rtf 338534 2025-08-06T08:37:14.034475 application/epub+zip 589246 2025-08-06T08:37:27.746993 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 553414 2025-08-06T08:37:21.633427 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 527066 2022-09-07T14:51:26.217909 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 591992 2025-08-06T08:37:12.559483 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 572299 2024-10-28T21:10:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 578559 2020-12-18T18:40:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21658 2025-08-06T08:37:27.881915 application/rdf+xml 13426 2025-08-06T08:37:14.540475 image/jpeg 3369 2025-08-06T08:37:14.288433 image/jpeg 233881 2020-12-18T18:40:57 application/octet-stream application/zip 332590 2010-11-03T17:27:42 application/octet-stream application/zip 322698 2025-08-06T08:37:13.290506 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia