The Stendhal 1783-1842 creator Samuel, Horace Barnett 1883-1950 text utu 2014 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "The Red and the Black: A Chronicle of 1830" by Stendhal is a psychological novel published in 1830. It follows Julien Sorel, an ambitious young man from humble origins who attempts to climb France's rigid social hierarchy through talent, cunning, and deception. Navigating between church and aristocracy during the Bourbon Restoration, Julien engages in dangerous love affairs and political intrigue while confronting the hypocrisy of French society. This chronicle satirizes the materialism of the era, tracing how passion and ambition collide with class barriers in a world hostile to merit. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Red_and_the_Black Release date is 2014-01-24 Maria Notarangelo and Marc D’Hooghe Original publication data not identified Bildungsromans France -- Fiction Young men -- France -- Fiction Ambition -- Fiction Church and state -- Fiction PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44747 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/44747 UtSlPG 260607 20260610134028.0 44747