A Simple Soul
Overview
A Simple Soul is a novella written by the French author Gustave Flaubert. The story follows the life of a woman named F�����licit�����, who works as a servant for various families throughout her life. Despite her simple and uneducated background, F�����licit����� possesses a deep and pure love for those around her, including her employers and a parrot named Loulou. Throughout the novella, F�����licit����� experiences a series of losses and hardships, including the deaths of her loved ones and her own declining health. Despite these challenges, she remains steadfast in her devotion to those she cares for, finding solace in her faith and her memories of the past. A Simple Soul is a poignant and moving exploration of the human condition, examining themes of love, loss, and the search for meaning in life. Flaubert's elegant prose and vivid descriptions bring F�����licit�����'s world to life, capturing both the beauty and the tragedy of her simple existence.Like every other woman, she had had an affair of the heart. Her father, who was a mason, was killed by falling from a scaffolding. Then her mother died and her sisters went their different ways; a farmer took her in, and while she was quite small, let her keep cows in the fields. She was clad in miserable rags, beaten for the slightest offence and finally dismissed for a theft of thirty sous which she did not commit.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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- ISBN-13: 9781419103346
- ISBN-10: 1419103342
- Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
- Publish Date: June 2004
- Dimensions: 9.25 x 7.5 x 0.1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.22 pounds
- Page Count: 48
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