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Gustave Flaubert quote about life from Madame Bovary (1856) - But she—her life was cold as a garret whose dormer window looks on the north, and ennui, the silent spider, was weaving its web in the darkness in every corner of her heart.

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“ But she—her life was cold as a garret whose dormer window looks on the north, and ennui, the silent spider, was weaving its web in the darkness in every corner of her heart. ”

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Author

Gustave Flaubert

Source

Madame Bovary

Topic

life darkness heart boredom

Date

1856

Language

English

Reference

Note

Translated by Eleanor Marx-Aveling

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http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2413/2413-h/2413-h.htm

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Gustave Flaubert quote about life from Madame Bovary (1856) - But she—her life was cold as a garret whose dormer window looks on the north, and ennui, the silent spider, was weaving its web in the darkness in every corner of her heart.

Gustave Flaubert quote about life from Madame Bovary (1856) - But she—her life was cold as a garret whose dormer window looks on the north, and ennui, the silent spider, was weaving its web in the darkness in every corner of her heart.

Gustave Flaubert quote about life from Madame Bovary (1856) - But she—her life was cold as a garret whose dormer window looks on the north, and ennui, the silent spider, was weaving its web in the darkness in every corner of her heart.

Gustave Flaubert quote about life from Madame Bovary (1856) - But she—her life was cold as a garret whose dormer window looks on the north, and ennui, the silent spider, was weaving its web in the darkness in every corner of her heart.