The title characters of a novel by this author ultimately build a two-seated desk and return to work as copy clerks. In a novel by another author, (10[1])a scholar claims to have burned letters between this author and his love interest Juliet Herbert. (10[1])In a story by this author, Mother Simon (10[1])cares for a servant who sees her pet Loulou as the Holy Ghost while on her deathbed. In a Julian Barnes novel, (10[1])Geoffrey Braithwaite looks for the stuffed parrot that inspired this author’s story “A Simple Heart.” (10[1])The protagonist of a novel by this author receives a breakup letter in a basket of apricots, causing her (10[1])to fall ill. After a performance of Lucia di Lammermoor (“loo-CHEE-uh dee LAM-er-moor”), a character created by this author begins an affair with Léon. (10[1])For 10 points, name this author who wrote about Emma’s affairs in Madame Bovary. (10[2])■END■