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Subject: Gustave Flaubert

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Rita Larkin (Weary)

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Date Posted: 05:03:05 10/12/11 Wed

Gustave Flaubert is listed on your site as amongst famous dyslexics. I would like to know what is the evidence for this. He attended the lycee in Rouen where he excelled in literature and history. He had written three books by age 22. Your Wikipedia link describes him as ' an indifferent student' but this was when he was studying law in Paris at his father's insistence. He did not enjoy it.
I have read Henri Troyat's biography of G.F. and there was no mention of difficulties in school. Quite the contrary. I am now reading Francine du Plessis Gray's biography of Louise Colet, Flaubert's lover and muse. Same story.
I am pleased to see you have not trotted out Einstein as dyslexic as people frequently do.A.E. had read Kant's Critique of Pure Reason at the age of thirteen (see Ronald W.Clark, Albert Einstein, the life and times)
In fact looking at your list every genius one can think of was dyslexic. If this is the case what is the problem? What is going on here?
I am going to look into Jefferson next.

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