The Charterhouse of Parma, Volume 1 by Stendhal

"The Charterhouse of Parma, Volume 1" by Stendhal is a novel published in 1839. It follows young Italian nobleman Fabrice del Dongo through the turmoil of the Napoleonic era, from his quixotic quest to join Napoleon at Waterloo to his entanglement in the intricate court politics of Parma. Alongside him moves his aunt Gina, whose passionate nature and alliance with the cunning Count Mosca draw Fabrice deeper into a world of ambition, forbidden romance, and dangerous conspiracies. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Stendhal, 1783-1842
Contributor Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850
Translator Scott-Moncrieff, C. K. (Charles Kenneth), 1889-1930
Title The Charterhouse of Parma, Volume 1
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Charterhouse_of_Parma
Credits Laura Natal Rodrigues
Reading Level Reading ease score: 71.4 (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. 66374
Release Date
Last Update Oct 18, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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