Widger's Quotes and Images from The Red Lily by Anatole France
 The French Immortals: Quotes and Images

by Anatole France

"Widger's Quotes and Images from The Red Lily by Anatole France by Anatole France" is a novel published in 1894. A beautiful young Frenchwoman, trapped in a loveless marriage to an elderly count, embarks on passionate affairs with two very different men. When she leaves her first lover for a sculptor she truly loves, jealousy and suspicion threaten to destroy her newfound happiness. Set against the backdrop of Florence and Paris, this tale explores the torments of love, the impossibility of escaping the past, and the tragic misunderstandings that can destroy even the deepest devotion.