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The Temptation of Saint Anthony
The Floating Press 1904; US$ 3.99Gustave Flaubert spent his life working on and revising the book he considered his greatest work, before releasing this final version in 1874. Written in a play script form, The Temptation of Saint Anthony describes one night in Anthony the Great's life, in which he is faced with temptation from the supernatural in the desert of Egypt. more...
Three Short Works
The Floating Press 1877; US$ 3.99The three works in this book are each strikingly different. Death, Satan and Nero (the fifth Roman emperor) converse in a prose poem; a Medieval saint encounters trial and struggle before attaining divinity; the life of a selfless maid in 19th-century France shows the horror of true altruism. more...
Madame Bovary
The Floating Press 2008; US$ 3.95Madame Bovary became notorious and a bestseller after Gustave Flaubert was acquitted from charges of obscenity in 1856. It details the many adulterous affairs and extravagances of Emma Bovary, a provincial doctor's wife. Her behaviour explores the banality and emptiness of rural life. Flaubert considered himself a perfectionist, which is mirrored... more...
Madame Bovary
Simon & Schuster 2007; US$ 5.95Emma Bovary is a bored housewife who indulges her romantic fantasies with a series of adulterous affairs. Charged with obscenity when first published, the novel became a literary scandal and a bestseller. THIS ENRICHED CLASSIC EDITION INCLUDES: ? A concise introduction that gives the reader important background information ? A chronology... more...
Herodias
ReadHowYouWant 2009; US$ 4.99Flaubert takes us back in time with this biblical tale about the beheading of John the Baptist and the circumstances that led to it. It introduces us to Herod I, the King of Judea, Salome who acts under her mothers behest, and John who loses his life for his principles. The tale deals with human emotions and also offers commentary on the moral,... more...
Madame Bovary
ReadHowYouWant 2009; US$ 3.99A powerful and engrossing novel by Flaubert. It is the story of young and beautiful Emma who is married to a doctor named Charles Bovary. Dissatisfied with her marriage, Emma cheats on her husband by having love affairs with two men Leon Dupuis and Rodolphe Boulanger. Her desires and frustrations eventually lead her to social disgrace, poor... more...
Salammbo
ReadHowYouWant 2009; US$ 4.99Salammbo is a brilliant narrative that amalgamates history with fiction. It depicts the action that took place during Mercenary Revolt against Carthage. Salammbo, the female protagonist falls a prey to the lecherous nature of Matho, leader of mercenaries. An interesting and insightful story about death, turmoil, bloodshed and agony that... more...
Three Tales
ReadHowYouWant 2009; US$ 3.99Three Tales is a remarkable collection of fictional tour de force presented by Flaubert. It portrays three different aspects of life simultaneously contemporary, religious and historical. These stories are a beautiful amalgamation of sentiments such as love, solitude, and passion for religion. Engrossing! more...
Madame Bovary
MobileReference.com 2010; US$ 3.99This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the Kindle, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including the Kindle, Smartphones and other... more...
Three Tales
Penguin Books Ltd 2005; Not AvailableFirst published in 1877, these three stories are dominated by questions of doubt, love, loneliness and religious experience, and together form a triumphant conclusion to Flaubert's literary career. With elegant simplicity, 'A Simple Heart' relates the story of F?licit? - an uneducated serving-woman who retains her Catholic faith despite a life of... more...









