Three Tales

Three Tales presents Gustave Flaubert's final masterwork, exploring the complexities of the human experience through three distinct stories. In A Simple Heart, an illiterate servant named Félicité navigates the deep sorrows of her life, while The Legend of Saint Julian the Hospitalier follows a nobleman torn between bloodlust and salvation. Lastly, Herodias captures the tense atmosphere of a birthday feast in Herod Antipas's court, leading to a dramatic and consequential climax. Published in 1877, this collection showcases Flaubert's literary brilliance across different eras and themes.