Napoleon's army has been disbanded for decades and the protagonist, Julien, must instead use the priesthood as his means of escape from the provinces.
Napoleon's army has been disbanded for decades and the protagonist, Julien, must instead use the priesthood as his means of escape from the provinces.* Feigning piety, he serves first as a tutor for M. de Rênal, whose wife he seduces, and later is accepted into Besançon seminary. He rises quickly, eventually becoming the lover of Mathilde, the daughter of the Marquis de la Mole, who ennobles him when he finds his daughter pregnant. FTP, name this psychological novel by Stendahl, which ends with Julien being sentenced to death for shooting Mme. De Rênal after she exposes him to the Marquis and his plans for a fortune are put to an end.
Napoleon's army has been disbanded for decades and the protagonist, Julien, must instead use the priesthood as his means of escape from the provinces.
{The }{Red and the Black} or {Le Rouge et Le Noir}