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The Gustave Flaubert Library

The Gustave Flaubert Library

Written by: Gustave Flaubert
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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.Public domain
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  • Sentimental Education Chapter 17 - A Strange Betrothal part 2

    Sentimental Education Chapter 17 - A Strange Betrothal part 2
    Jun 12 2026
    In which the wearisome routine of domestic care and social subterfuge reveals the fragile intricacies of love and debt among a circle bound by ambition and faded hopes. The shadows cast by financial struggles and fading affections lengthen as characters confront the decay of past grandeur and the inexorable march of ruin.
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    45 mins
  • Sentimental Education Chapter 17 - A Strange Betrothal part 1

    Sentimental Education Chapter 17 - A Strange Betrothal part 1
    Jun 10 2026
    In which the industrious and astute advocate Deslauriers manoeuvres the political and social currents to aid Frederick’s candidature, while the ailing and imperious M. Dambreuse faces his decline amidst the uneasy attentions of Madame Dambreuse and Frederick. The solemn rites of death and inheritance unfold with spectacle and whispered intrigues, revealing the fragile ties of wealth, affection, and ambition that bind the characters together in the heart of Paris.
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    40 mins
  • Sentimental Education Chapter 16 - Unpleasant News from Rosanette

    Sentimental Education Chapter 16 - Unpleasant News from Rosanette
    Jun 8 2026
    In which Frederick's days unfold between the soft radiance of Rosanette's presence and the stirring complexities of his encounters with Madame Arnoux and Madame Dambreuse, set against the backdrop of Parisian society and its restless political undercurrents. As hopes intertwine with disquiet and ambition, he navigates a world where passion, social aspiration, and the slow unraveling of illusions mingle with the subtle foibles and grand designs of those around him.
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    40 mins
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