Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. 1. The Time and the Place 1
5. 2. “Oh! To Write” 17
6. 3. To Love 31
7. 4. A Change of Direction 47
8. 5. Death on the Horizon 61
9. 6. Louise 71
10. 7. 1848 87
11. 8. A Longing for the Orient 103
12. 9. From the Pyramids to Constantinople 117
13. 10. Louise (Last and Final) 133
14. 11. Emma 151
15. 12. Fame 167
16. 13. Life in Paris 183
17. 14. Salammbô 197
18. 15. Caroline’s Marriage 213
19. 16. The Hermit in White Gloves 223
20. 17. Monseigneur 239
21. 18. Frédéric Is Not Me 253
22. 19. Frédéric Is Us 267
23. 20. Cold Shower 283
24. 21. George Sand and the Old Troubadour 297
25. 22. War! 309
26. 23. The Paris Commune 321
27. 24. “The Being I Loved Most” 333
28. 25. The Ups and Downs of Melancholy 347
29. 26. Financial Ruin and Bereavement 365
30. 27. “Blue Sky Ahead!” 375
31. 28. “Every thing Infuriates and Weighs upon Me” 391
32. 29. Post Mortem 409
33. 30. Sketches for a Portrait 425
34. Chronology 445
35. A Compendium of Flaubert Quotations 455
36. A Critical Anthology 469
37. Notes 481
38. Sources and Bibliography 513
39. Illustration Credits 521
40. Index 523