"And they talked about the mediocrity of provincial life, so suffocating, so fatal to all noble dreams."
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert was published #OTD in 1857. It tells the story of Emma, a doctor’s wife bored with provincial life. She seeks escape through affairs and overspending, leading to ruin. The novel caused scandal but became a major work of French literature.
Madame Bovary at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2413
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