Project Gutenberg 1997-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 1698 Stendhal 1783 1842 Marie-Henri Beyle Beyle, Marie Henri Le rouge et le noir: chronique du XIXe siècle Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_and_the_Black https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Rouge_et_le_Noir HTML version produced by Chuck Greif]]> "Le Rouge et le Noir: chronique du XIXe siècle" by Stendhal is a novel written during the early 19th century. The story seems to explore the life of its main character, Julien Sorel, and the social dynamics of the small town of Verrières, where he navigates issues of class, ambition, and personal identity. The opening of the novel introduces the picturesque town of Verrières, highlighting its scenic beauty and the various industries that sustain it, including a noisy nail factory owned by the mayor, M. de Rênal. As the narrative unfolds, we are introduced to the mayor's character, depicted as self-satisfied and somewhat inept. The text hints at the tensions between different social strata and the relationships that will develop, particularly involving Julien—his aspirations and the complexity of his positioning within this provincial society. The stage is set for Julien's ambitions to rise above his humble beginnings, creating a backdrop filled with social commentary and personal conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Bildungsromans France -- Fiction Young men -- France -- Fiction Ambition -- Fiction Church and state -- Fiction PQ Text Best Books Ever Listings FR Littérature Banned Books from Anne Haight's list Category: Novels Category: French Literature 1128637 2025-08-01T07:23:16.278838 text/html 1110753 2020-01-08T12:02:27 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 404250 2020-01-08T12:02:43 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 492967 2025-08-01T07:23:31.338700 application/epub+zip 517988 2025-08-01T07:23:19.989779 application/epub+zip 513111 2025-08-01T07:23:18.439790 application/epub+zip 936716 2025-08-01T07:23:39.283654 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 913359 2025-08-01T07:23:30.080709 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 822329 2022-09-01T08:12:14.864157 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1076251 2025-08-01T07:23:13.845783 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1048707 2012-06-14T19:57:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 395102 2012-06-14T19:58:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20358 2025-08-01T07:23:39.434648 application/rdf+xml 17020 2025-08-01T07:23:19.009763 image/jpeg 3802 2025-08-01T07:23:18.739757 image/jpeg 478086 2025-08-01T07:23:16.373881 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia