num_pages: 592
description: The son of a carpenter, Julian Sorel is inspired by the writings of Napoleon to conquer the heights of society. His initial plan to work his way up through the church is, however, thwarted when he is forced to accept employment as a tutor--and this rash social entrepreneur certainly has notconsidered the dangers of falling in love. Stendhal's novel is an amusing and piquant study of hypocrisy and free will in post-Napoleonic France.
language: English
title: The Red and the Black
titlecomplete: The Red and the Black
characters: Pirard, Mathilde de la Mole, Elisa, Valenod, Fouqué, Marquis de la Mole, Madame de Rênal, Julien Sorel, Chélan
genres: Historical Fiction, French Literature, Novels, Literature, Classic Literature, Classics, Romance, Fiction, 19th Century, France
ratings_count: 72508
places: Paris, Verrières, Paris, Besançon, France
publisher: Oxford University Press