Serving as a perfect introduction to this well-known French writer, Flaubert scholar Meryl Tyers' work covers the remarkable life of the renowned author of "Madame Bovary" and "A Sentimental Education." Accompanying "Memoirs of a Madman" and "November," both published by Hesperus, this highly informative work explores Flaubert's fascinating and at times controversial life, examining his works and the circumstances in which they were written and published. This book will make compelling and enlightening reading for anyone with an interest in Flaubert or 19th-century France.