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Madame Bovary

Gustave Flaubert and Eleanor Marx Aveling (tr.) and Richard Lindner (ill.)

Flaubert, Gustave (1821-1880); Eleanor Marx Aveling (tr.); Richard Lindner (ill.);

Madame Bovary

Peter Pauper Press, Mt Vernon NY 1948, 288 pages

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    A strange thing was that Bovary, while continually thinking of Emma, was
    forgetting her.  He grew desperate as he felt this image fading from his
    memory in spite of all efforts to retain it.  But every night he dreamt
    of her; it was always the same dream.  He drew near her, but when he was
    about to clasp her she fell into decay in his arms. 285
amitabha mukerjee (mukerjee [at] gmail.com) 17 Feb 2009