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Gustave Flaubert (1821 - 1880) was a French writer who is considered to be among the greatest novelists in Western literature. This book contains his five greatest novels, in a single volume: Madame Bovary is the wife of a benevolent doctor, but longs for the excitement she reads of in romantic novels. Her life falls woefully short of these high emotions. So she throws herself into high living and adulterous affairs. A powerful novel and a reminder to all of us to find the secret of contentment. Salammbo tells the story of the Mercenary War between Carthage and the Barbarians in the third century BC. It is a cinematic novel with an astounding level of detail, both of the affluence of Carthage and the savagery of the battles. Flaubert fills the mind with unforgettable images. Sentimental Education is the story of a young man who is selfish and witless, and his friends and lovers are each immersed in their illusions and equally selfish and stupid. Flaubert's prose is flawless. The Temptation of St. Antony is a surreal novel, almost written like a dramatized play. It is more fantasy than fiction and within the poetic licence we find the person of Saint Antoine elucidated. We encounter his temptations and through his dark night of the soul, he discovers divine grace. Bouvard And Pécuchet is Flaubert's unfinished classic. It is a satire about two retired copyrighting clerks who dedicate themselves to pursuit of knowledge. The comedy is in the way they get things so badly wrong, they have no critical thinking abilities and they move from subject to subject without mastering anything.

Queen Lucia was written by E.F Benson in 1920. It is the first book in a series of novels that feature hilarious incidents in the lives of upper-middle class people in the 1920s and '30s. The characters vie for social standing in an extremely snobby world. In the series the two main characters - sophisticated Lucia and frumpy Miss Mapp compete with each other and have to extricate themselves from a series of social disasters in comical style.

A heartwarming classic, and a favorite of children, parents, and teachers for generations.Times are tough around the little brown house! The widowed Mrs. Pepper sews all day long just to earn enough to pay the rent and feed the five growing Peppers. But she faces poverty and trouble with a stout heart, a smiling face, and the help of her jolly brood: blue-eyed Ben, the eldest and the man of the house at the age of 11; pretty Polly, so eager to cook for the family and make everyone happy and comfortable; and the three littlest Peppers, Joel, Davie, and baby Phronsie.A favorite of children, parents, and teachers for generations, this heartwarming classic first appeared in 1880. Since then, it has inspired countless young imaginations with its tender tales in which courage and good cheer overcome adversity.

The Fair Maid of the West, or a Girl Worth Gold, is a two-part comedy attributed to Thomas Heywood.