"And they talked about the mediocrity of provincial life, so suffocating, so fatal to all noble dreams."

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"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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