The Chartreuse of Parma by Stendhal
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"The Chartreuse of Parma" by Stendhal is a novel published in 1839. It follows the adventures of Fabrice del Dongo, a young Italian nobleman, from his birth in 1798 through the Napoleonic era and beyond. The story traces his quixotic journey to join Napoleon at Waterloo, his chaotic experience of battle, and his return to navigate the intrigues of Italian court life. Alongside him is his aunt Gina, whose passionate nature and
complex relationship with Parma's Prime Minister shape Fabrice's fate in unexpected ways. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Stendhal, 1783-1842 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Loyd, Mary, Lady, 1853-1936 |
| Uniform Title | La Chartreuse de Parme. English |
| Title |
The Chartreuse of Parma Translated from the French of Stendhal (Henri Beyle) |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Charterhouse_of_Parma |
| Credits |
Produced by Anne Grieve and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 76.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Love stories |
| Subject | Political fiction |
| Subject | Parma (Italy) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Italy -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Subject | Young men -- Italy -- Parma -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 57638 |
| Release Date | Aug 4, 2018 |
| Last Update | Jan 21, 2019 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 796 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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