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Red and the Black, The by Stendhal (1783 – 1842)

It is a brave author indeed who gives his hero as many flaws as Stendhal bestows upon young Julien Sorel, an ambitious young carpenter’s son turned priest who secretly models his behaviour after the heroics of Napoleon, in an era … Continue reading

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