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 Project Gutenberg 2005-04-26 Public domain in the USA. 1095 Flaubert, Gustave 1821 1880 Schurig, Arthur 1870 1929 Schurig, Artur Frau Bovary Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_Bovary Produced by Gunter Hille, K.F. Greiner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Frau Bovary" by Gustave Flaubert is a novel written in the mid-19th century. The book explores the life of Emma Bovary, a young woman trapped in the banality of provincial life who seeks to escape through Romantic ideals and desires. Her pursuit of passion and luxury leads to a dramatic clash between fantasy and reality. The opening of "Frau Bovary" sets the stage for the introduction of Karl Bovary, a boy who is starting his education at a new school while facing the ridicule of his classmates. The scene vividly portrays the classroom dynamics, focusing on Karl's awkwardness and his struggle to fit in with the other students. The narrative transitions to Karl's family background, noting the shortcomings of his father and the mismatched expectations of his mother. This opening successfully establishes a sense of character development and social critique, hinting at the limitations that will play a significant role in the story's exploration of Emma's subsequent life and choices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 83.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. de Adultery -- Fiction Domestic fiction Married women -- Fiction France -- Fiction Middle class -- Fiction Physicians' spouses -- Fiction Suicide victims -- Fiction PQ Text Best Books Ever Listings DE Prosa Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: French Literature 833736 2025-08-07T04:00:19.291795 text/html 891140 2020-12-14T10:58:13 text/html 401054 2025-08-07T04:00:28.855707 application/epub+zip 415083 2025-08-07T04:00:21.448759 application/epub+zip 920942 2005-04-25T20:32:08 application/pdf 415083 2025-08-07T04:00:20.109777 application/epub+zip 691416 2025-08-07T04:00:35.011701 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 640812 2025-08-07T04:00:28.121711 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 608286 2022-09-07T23:18:36.261479 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 787099 2025-08-07T04:00:17.049790 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 771766 2020-12-14T10:58:13 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25018 2025-08-07T04:00:35.161692 application/rdf+xml 821463 2020-12-14T10:58:13 application/prs.tex 12310 2025-08-07T04:00:20.708753 image/jpeg 3343 2025-08-07T04:00:20.434754 image/jpeg 315694 2020-12-14T10:58:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 329585 2020-12-14T10:58:13 application/octet-stream application/zip 831559 2005-04-25T20:32:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 323654 2005-04-25T20:32:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 393441 2025-08-07T04:00:19.379769 application/octet-stream application/zip fr.wikipedia de.wikipedia en.wikipedia