num_pages: 559
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: A Chronicle of the Nineteenth Century
titlecomplete: The Red and the Black: A Chronicle of the Nineteenth Century
characters: Marquis de la Mole, Fouqué, Elisa, Julien Sorel, Chélan, Pirard, Valenod, Madame de Rênal, Mathilde de la Mole
genres: Literature, Novels, French Literature, 19th Century, Romance, Classics, Classic Literature, Historical Fiction, Fiction, France
ratings_count: 72566
places: Verrières, Paris, Besançon, Paris, France
publisher: Oxford University Press