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The Gustave Flaubert Library
The Gustave Flaubert Library is a refuge for those who still believe that style is not an ornament, but a destiny. Here, books are not abridged, distorted, or hurried toward convenience; they are given whole, with the patience that art demands. Each episode offers a complete reading, so that the listener may surrender to the full cadence of a work, to its beauty, its irony, its languor, and its truth.
Episodes
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Madame Bovary Part III Chapter 8
In which Emma Bovary revisits a past lover in desperate hope, only to face cruel disappointment and financial ruin, leading her to a tragic and grievous…
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Madame Bovary Part III Chapter 7
In which Madame Bovary faces the grim prospect of confiscation and financial ruin, her once comfortable life unravelled by persistent debts and the cold…
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Madame Bovary Part III Chapter 6
In which Monsieur Homais embarks on a spirited journey to Rouen, dragging Léon into his exuberant explorations of city life, while Madame Bovary’s restless…
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Madame Bovary Part III Chapter 5
In which Madame Bovary embarks on her habitual Thursday journey to the town, where the bustle and vastness of the city kindle within her a fervent longing and…
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Madame Bovary Part III Chapter 4
In which Léon, consumed by longing and youthful vanity, returns to the village and furtively rekindles a secret attachment that stirs hope and delicate schemes…
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Madame Bovary Part III Chapter 3
In which a young couple enjoys three blissful days of secluded delight by the harbour, their senses newly awakened to the beauty of nature and each other's…
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Madame Bovary Part III Chapter 2
In which Madame Bovary returns hurriedly from a visit only to be caught up in the domestic tumult of Monsieur Homais’s pharmacy and the sudden news of her…
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Madame Bovary Part III Chapter 1
In which a genteel young law student, Léon, rekindles a tender and delicate acquaintance with Madame Bovary, leading them through a poignant exchange of past…
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Madame Bovary Part II Chapter 15
In which a summer’s evening unfolds amid the dusty splendours of the theatre, where Madame Bovary loses herself in the stirring melodies and tragic romances of…
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Madame Bovary Part II Chapter 14
In which Monsieur Bovary finds himself ensnared by mounting debts and hopeful schemes of profit, while Madame Bovary convalesces languidly, seeking solace in…
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Madame Bovary Part II Chapter 13
In which Rodolphe, after reflecting with both nostalgia and detachment, pens a farewell letter to Emma and departs, leaving her to grapple with the profound…
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Madame Bovary Part II Chapter 12
In which Madame Bovary indulges in a secret liaison that rekindles her passions and leads her to dream of escape and new beginnings far from her dull…
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Madame Bovary Part II Chapter 11
In which Monsieur Bovary, inspired by scientific progress and urged by others, ventures to perform a delicate operation on Hippolyte’s club-foot, setting in…
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Madame Bovary Part II Chapter 10
In which Madame Bovary’s passion becomes a clandestine burden, shadowed by fear and the delicate artifice of secrecy, while the seasons quietly turn and a…
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Madame Bovary Part II Chapter 9
In which a long absence between visits gives way to a tender and secret intimacy amidst the gentle twilight and autumnal woods surrounding Yonville, where Emma…
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Madame Bovary Part II Chapter 8
In which the villagers of Yonville gather for a grand agricultural show, complete with pompous speeches, prize-giving, and a banquet, set against the lively…
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Madame Bovary Part II Chapter 7
In which Emma Bovary broods over her languor and unfulfilled desires with a plaintive melancholy that colours every detail of her provincial existence, even as…
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Madame Bovary Part II Chapter 6
In which the tranquil rhythms of Yonville life unfold with the tender interplay of church bells, children’s play, and anxious domestic cares, revealing in soft…
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Madame Bovary Part II Chapter 5
In which Madame Bovary passes a snowy Sunday in the company of neighbours and acquaintances, her restless thoughts increasingly occupied by Monsieur Léon and…
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Madame Bovary Part II Chapter 4
In which the quiet domestic life of Emma Bovary unfolds with all its small intimacies and delicate, unspoken yearnings, set against the backdrop of village…
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Madame Bovary Part II Chapter 3
In which Madame Bovary navigates the quiet trials of domestic life and motherhood amid the provincial trappings and peculiar characters of Yonville, including…
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Madame Bovary Part II Chapter 2
In which Madame Bovary arrives in Yonville and dines with local acquaintances, engaging in thoughtful conversation about literature, music, and the pleasures…
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Madame Bovary Part II Chapter 1
In which the modest market-town of Yonville-l’Abbaye is painted with a gentle brush of rural detail, from its humble streets and ancient church to the bustling…
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Madame Bovary Part I Chapter 9
In which Madame Bovary, enraptured by distant visions of Parisian grandeur and society, finds herself increasingly discontented with the banalities and…
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Madame Bovary Part I Chapter 8
In which Madame Bovary experiences the grandeur of an aristocratic ball at the château of Vaubyessard, where the splendour of the surroundings and the elegance…
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Madame Bovary Part I Chapter 7
In which a young bride reflects wistfully on the muted joys and latent discontents of her married life, caught between tender domesticities and an unquiet…
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Madame Bovary Part I Chapter 6
In which a young girl’s convent education unfolds amid the whispered sanctities and romanticised tales of noble ladies and distant lands, nurturing within her…
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Madame Bovary Part I Chapter 5
In which a modest country home is described with affectionate detail, revealing both its practical and sentimental contents, while the newlywed couple settle…
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Madame Bovary Part I Chapter 4
In which the rural wedding unfolds with a hearty assembly of relations and neighbours, marked by a lively procession, rustic festivity, and the admirable array…
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Madame Bovary Part I Chapter 3
In which the widowhood of Charles is marked by the gentle ministrations of the Rouault family and the quiet rhythms of rural life, allowing him a new sense of…
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Madame Bovary Part I Chapter 2
In which the good doctor, roused from his rest by a summons to tend a farmer’s broken leg, embarks on a solitary journey across the quiet, frost-bitten…
- The Gustave Flaubert Library
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…
The Gustave Flaubert LibrarySalammbô Chapter 15 - Matho
In which the city of Carthage erupts into a grand festival to celebrate the marriage of Salammbô, blending solemn ritual and frenzied spectacle beneath the…
The Gustave Flaubert LibrarySalammbô Chapter 14 - The Pass of the Hatchet, part 4
In which the weary armies of Carthage and the rebellious mercenaries prepare for a fateful encounter on the plain of Rhades, their battered ranks and fierce…
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Salammbô Chapter 14 - The Pass of the Hatchet, part 3
In which a fierce and tragic combat unfolds among the Mercenaries, marked by desperate camaraderie and bitter treachery, as Hamilcar strives to crush the…
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Salammbô Chapter 14 - The Pass of the Hatchet, part 2
In which a beleaguered army suffers the ravages of hunger, thirst, and despair beneath a stifling mist, their bodies and spirits succumbing to relentless…
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Salammbô Chapter 14 - The Pass of the Hatchet, part 1
In which a protracted storm washes the besieged city, flooding its streets and renewing the spirits of its defenders amidst the tumult of war and shifting…
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Salammbô Chapter 13 - Moloch, part 4
In which the fervent rites of Carthage unfold beneath the gaze of a mighty brazen Baal, where priests and populace alike engage in solemn and terrifying…
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Salammbô Chapter 13 - Moloch, part 3
In which the tumult of battle and the eerie shadow of ancient rites mingle upon the beleaguered terrace of Carthage, where a vast and clumsy machine threatens…
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Salammbô Chapter 13 - Moloch, part 2
In which the beleaguered city of Carthage endures the brutal privations of siege, where famine, pestilence, and relentless assault converge to test the mettle…
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Salammbô Chapter 13 - Moloch, part 1
In which the mercenaries, led by Spendius and Matho, lay siege to Carthage with formidable engines of war and relentless assaults, meeting the city’s spirited…
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Salammbô Chapter 12 - The Aquaeduct, part 2
In which the beleaguered city of Carthage bears witness to the shifting fortunes of war, as diverse peoples and mercenaries converge in a grim contest, their…
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Salammbô Chapter 12 - The Aquaeduct, part 1
In which the aftermath of a terrible battle unfolds amidst the grim remnants of dead and dying mercenaries, their disparate funerary rites revealing the varied…
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Salammbô Chapter 11 - In the Tent, part 2
In which a fierce and tender struggle unfolds beneath the shadow of a burning camp, as passion and power intertwine in a charged and uneasy truce. Amidst the…
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Salammbô Chapter 11 - In the Tent, part 1
In which Salammbô ventures beyond the desolate and war-torn surroundings of Carthage, guided by a devoted servant through empty fields and ruined villages…
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Salammbô Chapter 10 - The Serpent
In which the troubled Salammbô succumbs to a deep and mystical despair over her ailing sacred serpent and the burdens of her dark destiny, seeking solace and…
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Salammbô Chapter 9 - In the Field, part 2
In which the beleaguered Barbarians and Carthaginians alike endure the grim contest of siege and stratagem amid mounting privations, suspicion, and despair…
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Salammbô Chapter 9 - In the Field, part 1
In which the Carthaginian general moves cautiously to suppress a rebellion, earning both the gratitude and animosity of the surrounding tribes, while…
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Salammbô Chapter 8 - The Battle of the Macaras, part 2
In which a fierce and meticulously ordered battle unfolds on the plains, where the formidable Carthaginian phalanx and their war elephants confront the…
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Salammbô Chapter 8 - The Battle of the Macaras, part 1
In which the stern and resolute Hamilcar marshals Carthage’s war effort with singular genius and iron discipline, transforming his forces and defying…
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Salammbô Chapter 7 - Hamilcar Barca, part 4
In which Hamilcar Barcas, the stern and resolute Suffet of Carthage, inspects the secret treasures of his ancestors and surveys the neglected and suffering…
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Salammbô Chapter 7 - Hamilcar Barca, part 3
In which the dignified presence of Hamilcar is met with a mixture of reverence and disquiet, as Salammbô approaches him bearing a ceremonial offering amid the…
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Salammbô Chapter 7 - Hamilcar Barca, part 2
In which Hamilcar Barca confronts the bitter recriminations of the Carthaginian council, his impassioned pleas and bitter truths stirring both admiration and…
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Salammbô Chapter 7 - Hamilcar Barca, part 1
In which the gallant trireme bearing Hamilcar, the Suffet, returns to Carthage amidst a mixture of wonder and unease, as he surveys the diminished fleet and…
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Salammbô Chapter 6 - Hanno, part 2
In which a restless Matho finds his spirit weighed down by despair as he contemplates love, divinity, and the fortunes of war, while the Carthaginian and…
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Salammbô Chapter 6 - Hanno, part 1
In which the restless Matho wrestles with his bitter yearnings and the stirring of rebellion gathers force among distant tribes, weaving an uneasy alliance…
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Salammbô Chapter 5 - Tanith, part 2
In which two men steal a sacred veil from the sanctuary of a goddess amidst a tense and shadowed cityscape, their desperate quest leading them through silent…
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Salammbô Chapter 5 - Tanith, part 1
In which two determined men traverse the shadowed precincts of a sacred temple, wrestling with fearful awe and forbidden ambition as they seek to claim a…
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Salammbô Chapter 4 - Beneath the Walls of Carthage, part 2
In which the sullen soldiery of diverse lands, discontented and suspicious, confronts their elusive paymaster amidst growing tumults and whispered plots…
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Salammbô Chapter 4 - Beneath the Walls of Carthage, part 1
In which the ragged ranks of mercenaries encamp before the indomitable walls of Carthage, their anger and hunger mounting against a city both wondrous and…