Madame Bovary

Gustave Flaubert

⏱ 8 minRealist classic

A country doctor's wife, starved on romantic dreams, gambles everything on passion and luxury — and meets a pitiless reckoning. Flaubert's flawless tragedy.

Listen to the whole of Madame Bovary in about 8 minutes — professionally narrated, with Apple-Music-style synced subtitles. One book free every day; Folio Premium unlocks the entire library.