Gustave Flaubert

Gustave Flaubert''s ‘Madame Bovary’ makes online debut

Gustave Flaubert''s ‘Madame Bovary’ makes online debutLondon Apr 28 : The final manuscript and multiple rough drafts of Madame Bovary, one of French author Gustave Flaubert''s influential novels, has been made available for general public on the Internet.

Published in 1857, Madame Bovary is a story of a doctor''s wife, Emma Bovary, who has adulterous affairs and lives beyond her means in order to escape a mediocre husband and the dross of provincial life.