Selected Correspondence and Miscellaneous Writings (Barnes & Noble Digital Library)

The author of Madame Bovary counted among his correspondents Theophile Gautier, Emile Zola, Guy de Maupassant, and his close friend George Sand (Amantine Dupin). These letters, mostly from the latter half of the great writers life, offer unique glimpses into Flauberts emotions, relationships, critical mind, and work. The volume also includes are four short works: an early drama, The Dance of Death; an early essay, Rabelais; Preface to the Last Songs (Posthumous Poems) of Louis Bouilhet and Letter to the Municipality of Rouen. The book is edited by Flauberts niece, Caroline Commanville, who also provides an intimate reminiscence of her celebrated uncle.