The charterhouse of Parma
By: Stendhal ; translated from the French by Richard Howard ; illustrations by Robert Andrew Parker.
Contributors: Howard, Richard, 1929-
Publisher: Modern Library
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 507
Subjects: Young men -- Italy -- Parma -- Fiction.; Italy -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction.; Parma (Italy) -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: The Charterhouse of Parma chronicles the exploits of Fabrizio del Dongo, an ardent young aristocrat who joins Napoleon's army just before the battle of Waterloo. Yet perhaps the novel's most unforgettable characters are the hero's beautiful aunt, the alluring Duchess of Sanseverina, and her lover, Count Mosca, who plot to further Fabrizio's political career at the treacherous court of Parma in a sweeping story that illuminates an entire epoch of European history.

This edition includes original illustrations by Robert Andrew Parker and Notes and a Translator's Afterword by Richard Howard.