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Three stories by a French master

This collection of three tales, "A Simple Heart," "Saint Julian," and "Herodias" offers an excellent introduction to the work of one of the world's greatest novelists. In settings as familiar to the author as Normandy or as distant as biblical Palestine, these three stories reveal... Read Full Overview

Three Tales is a work by Gustave Flaubert that was originally published in French in 1877. It consists of the short stories "A Simple Heart", "Saint Julian the Hospitalier," and "H rodias".

In "Three Tales," Gustave Flaubert presents a compelling exploration of human experience through three distinct narratives: "A Simple Heart," "Saint Julian the Hospitalier," and "Herodias." Each tale exhibits Flaubert's trademark prose style, characterized by meticulous attention... Read Full Overview

"Trois contes" de Gustave Flaubert. Romancier fran ais (1821-1880).

In "Three Tales," Gustave Flaubert presents a masterful collection comprising "A Simple Heart," "Herodias," and "Saint Julian the Hospitalier," each a vivid exploration of human experience and moral complexity. Flaubert's precise and evocative prose style reveals his meticulous... Read Full Overview

"A Simple Heart", or Un coeur simple in French, is a story about a servant girl named Felicit?. After her one and only love Th?odore purportedly marries a well-to-do woman to avoid conscription, Felicit? quits the farm where she works and heads for Pont-l'?v?que, where she... Read Full Overview

First published in French in 1877, "Three Tales" is a collection of three short stories by the celebrated French novelist Gustave Flaubert. Although Flaubert is most well-known for his novels, he took a hiatus near the end of his career to produce a collection of short stories... Read Full Overview

Acclaimed by Italo Calvino as "one of the most extraordinary spirtual journeys ever accomplished outside any religion," Three Tales (1877) was the last of Flaubert's works published during his lifetime. The ambitious range of the stories -- "A Simple Heart," "The Legend of Saint... Read Full Overview

Gustave Flaubert was one of the 19th century's most famous authors. A French novelist, Flaubert led the way for the Realism literary movement in that country at a time that it was sweeping across Europe and the United States, and works like "Madame Bovary" are still wildly popular... Read Full Overview

This volume includes A Simple Heart, The legend of St Julian Hospitator and Herodias. These three pieces of fiction by the 19th-century French naturalist are introduced by an essay describing his life, works, and artistic abilities.

Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880), n? ? Rouen, second fils d?Achille Cl?ophas Flaubert, m?decin r?put?. En 1841, il tentera des ?tudes de Droit ? Paris, mais il abandonnera le projet aussit?t et, apr?s une vie mondaine qui le m?nera ? rencontrer des personnages illustres tels que... Read Full Overview