The Red and the Black: A Chronicle of the Nineteenth Century

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 not considered the dangers of falling in love. Stendhal's novel is an amusing and piquant study of hypocrisy and free will in post-Napoleonic France.

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Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 05/15/2009
ISBN: 9780199539253
Pages: 592
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 7.60h x 5.10w x 1.10d
Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 45284 / Red and the Black
Reading Level: 8.4 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 35