THREE TALES Author:FLAUBERT With MADAME BOVARY Flaubert (1821-80) established the realistic novel. 20 yrs later he wrote the THREE TALES, each of which reveals a different aspect of his creative genius and fine craftsmanship. In A SIMPLE HEART, a story set in his native Normandy, he recounts the life of a pious and devoted servant-girl. A stained glass window in Rouen cath... more »edral inspired him to write THE LEGEND OF ST. JULIAN HOSPITATOR with its insight into the violence and mysticism of the medieval mind. HERODIAS is a masterlt reconstruction of the events leading up to the martyrdom of St John the Baptist.« less