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Madame Bovary Part I Chapter 1
In which a timid country boy, Charles Bovary, is introduced to the regimented life of a provincial school, revealing the quiet hardships and modest hopes of his family background. We observe his earnest if unremarkable academic struggles, the reluctant adoption of medical studies, and the early strain of matrimonial life under the watchful eye of his imperious wife.
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