classics + france

4 books tagged both “classics” and “france”.

Madame Bovary

Gustave Flaubert · 1857

Emma Rouault marries Charles Bovary for romance, then seeks lovers and luxury until debts ruin them both.

2,400-word summary · 11 min read

A Tale of Two Cities

Charles Dickens · 1859

Lucie Manette frees her father from the Bastille while Sydney Carton loves her from afar through London and Paris revolt.

3,595-word summary · 16 min read

The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas · 1844

Edmond Dantes escapes Chateau d'If and returns as the Count to repay friends and ruin betrayers.

3,879-word summary · 17 min read