The protagonist of this novel is sent to decorate a cathedral for the feast of Corpus Christi; while atthe cathedral, he recognizes a former lover who had earlier given the protagonist a lock of her hair.
The protagonist of this novel is sent to decorate a cathedral for the feast of Corpus Christi; while atthe cathedral, he recognizes a former lover who had earlier given the protagonist a lock of her hair. Theprotagonist of this novel had earlier been forced to relocate after the maid Elisa fell in love with him andrevealed his affair with the mayor's wife; that affair is covered up by a fake letter from (*) Valenod. The AbbePirard gets the protagonist of this novel a job as a secretary for a Marquis, whose daughter he impregnates and thenplans to marry. However, he is unable to marry Mathilde, which motivates him to shoot Madame de Renal and getexecuted on the guillotine. For 10 points, name this novel about the Frenchman Julien Sorel, written by Stendhal.
The protagonist of this novel is sent to decorate a cathedral for the feast of Corpus Christi; while atthe cathedral, he recognizes a former lover who had earlier given the protagonist a lock of her hair.
The Red and the Black [or Le Rouge et le Noir]