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Flaubert, Gustave

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  1. A nineteenth-century French author known for his careful choice of words and exact descriptions. Flaubert's best-known work is Madame Bovary.

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I can give them just the briefest rest-stop - "Flaubert, Gustave" – before plunging back in with "Fletcher, Cyril; Follett, Barbara; Follett, Ken; Ford, Tom and Fowler, Sir Norman" et cetera.

From The Guardian • Oct. 1, 2010

Flaubert, Gustave, xiii, 23, 24, 112; Madame Bovary, 24; Salammbô, 112.

From Materials and Methods of Fiction With an Introduction by Brander Matthews by Hamilton, Clayton Meeker

Flaubert, Gustave, Madame Bovary, 2, 291; mentioned, 1, 182.

From The Letters of William James, Vol. II by James, William

Flaubert, Gustave, xvii, 25, 26, 114;  Madame Bovary, 26;  Salammbô, 114.

From A Manual of the Art of Fiction by Hamilton, Clayton Meeker

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