"And they talked about the mediocrity of provincial life, so suffocating, so…

“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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