A Simple Soul by Gustave Flaubert
"A Simple Soul" by Gustave Flaubert is a short story published in 1877. It follows Felicité, a devoted servant girl whose life is marked by loss and unwavering devotion. After her lover abandons her, she dedicates herself entirely to others—her mistress's children, her nephew, and eventually a pet parrot. Though everyone she loves dies and she ends her days in poverty, Felicité possesses an extraordinary capacity for love and a quiet, almost
mystical spirituality that transcends her humble circumstances. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Flaubert, Gustave, 1821-1880 |
|---|---|
| Title | A Simple Soul |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Tales_(Flaubert) |
| Credits | Produced by Dagny, John Bickers and David Widger |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 77.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 1253 |
| Release Date | Feb 19, 2006 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jan 27, 2021 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1222 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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