The Red and the Black: A Chronicle of 1830 by Stendhal
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"The Red and the Black: A Chronicle of 1830" by Stendhal is a psychological novel published in 1830. It follows Julien Sorel, an ambitious young man from humble origins who attempts to climb France's rigid social hierarchy through talent, cunning, and deception. Navigating between church and aristocracy during the Bourbon Restoration, Julien engages in dangerous love affairs and political intrigue while confronting the hypocrisy of French society. This chronicle satirizes the materialism
of the era, tracing how passion and ambition collide with class barriers in a world hostile to merit. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Stendhal, 1783-1842 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Samuel, Horace Barnett, 1883-1950 |
| Uniform Title | Le rouge et le noir. English |
| Title | The Red and the Black: A Chronicle of 1830 |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_and_the_Black |
| Credits | Maria Notarangelo and Marc D’Hooghe |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Bildungsromans |
| Subject | France -- Fiction |
| Subject | Young men -- France -- Fiction |
| Subject | Ambition -- Fiction |
| Subject | Church and state -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 44747 |
| Release Date | Jan 24, 2014 |
| Last Update | Apr 13, 2026 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 3229 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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