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One of Flaubert’s most highly esteemed works,Three Tales is a collection of stories in which the author meditates on the great themes of death, redemption and sanctity. Published as a single unit, ‘A Simple Heart’, ‘The Legend of Saint Julian the Hospitaller’ and ‘Herodias’ see the author turning to these immortal topics in the final years of his life, using the techniques of both realism and exoticism that he had mastered in works such as Madame Bovary and Salammbô. In each of the tales Flaubert studies the nature of humanity and spirituality, incorporating an extraordinary range of subjects. ‘A Simple Heart’ presents a loyal servant who dies alone, suffering in silence the tragic losses of her life; ‘The Legend of Saint Julian the Hospitaller’ recounts the tale of a young man sanctified at birth and the effects of his terrifying bloodlust; and ‘Herodias’ presents the story of Saint John the Baptist in shockingly novel fashion.