Gustave Flaubert 
Madame Bovary 

Emma 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 of the author”s life and work

• A timeline of significant events that provides the book”s historical context

• An outline of key themes and plot points to guide the reader”s own interpretations

• Detailed explanatory notes

• Critical analysis, including contemporary and modern perspectives on the work

• Discussion questions to promote lively classroom and book group interaction

• A list of recommended related books and films to broaden the reader”s experience