1915 A Simple Heart – Gustave Flaubert | Limited edition Three Tales | Binding
“Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live.”
― Gustave Flaubert
Gustave Flaubert was a 19th-century French novelist. He was often considered the leading advocate of literary realism in French. One of his best works was “Three Tales”. The first of three short stories included in this work was “A Simple Heart”, a work telling the story of a young servant girl and her humbleness, humility, and loyalty to those she serves. Flaubert wrote this particular story to heavily contrast his much more famous work, “Madame Bovary”.
Limited edition numbered no. 10 of 75.
Item number: #26333
Price: $599
1915 A Simple Heart – Gustave Flaubert | Limited edition Three Tales | Binding
“Do not read, as children do, to amuse yourself, or like the ambitious, for the purpose of instruction. No, read in order to live.”
― Gustave Flaubert
Gustave Flaubert was a 19th-century French novelist. He was often considered the leading advocate of literary realism in French. One of his best works was “Three Tales”. The first of three short stories included in this work was “A Simple Heart”, a work telling the story of a young servant girl and her humbleness, humility, and loyalty to those she serves. Flaubert wrote this particular story to heavily contrast his much more famous work, “Madame Bovary”.
Limited edition numbered no. 10 of 75.
Item number: #26333
Price: $599
FLAUBERT, Gustave
A Simple Heart
Paris: Societe des Beaux Arts, [1915].
Details:
- Collation: Complete with all pages
- viii, iii-xv, [1], 21-117
- 32 engravings throughout
- Language: English
- Binding: Leather; tight and secure
- Fine, decorative red Moroccan leather
- Size: ~10.75in X 8.25in (27cm x 21cm)
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Category
Literature
Authors
FLAUBERT, Gustave
Printing Date
20th Century
Language
English
Binding
Leather
Book Condition
Excellent
Collation
Complete