Fr??d??ric Moreau, a law student in Paris, dreams of achieving success in art, business, journalism, and politics. His aspirations take a romantic turn upon a chance encounter with a married woman, who inspires a lifelong obsession. Fr??d??ric befriends his idol's husband, an influential art dealer, and quickly finds himself seduced by society lifeand bedeviled by financial problems, ideological conflicts, and betrayals of trust. Blending romance, historical authenticity, and satire, Flaubert'sSentimental Education ranks among the nineteenth century's great novels.