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Richard Howard's exuberant and definitive rendition of Stendhal's stirring tale has brought about the rediscovery of this classic by modern readers. Stendhal narrates a young aristocrat's adventures in Napoleon's army and in the court of Parma, illuminating in the process the whole cloth of... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Fabrice Del Dongo: Add a description of this character.
- Fabrizio Del Dongo
- Mosca
- Ludovic
- Crescenzi
- Rassi
- Clélia Conti
- Giletti
- Fontana
- Raversi
- Fabio Conti
- Marchese Crescenzi
- Farnèse
- Ferrante
- Madame
- Grillo
- Don Cesare
- Count Mosca
- Mme Sanseverina
- Grianta
- M. Del Dongo
- Marchese Del Dongo
- La Scala
- Marietta
- Aubry
- Mgr Landriani
- Lodovico
- Saint-jean
- Binder
- Mademoiselle
- Signora Pietranera
- Sacca
- La Fausta
- Ferrara
- La Ricciarda
- Pietranera
- De Fabrice
- Riva
- Balbi
- Monsignor Del Dongo
- Marchesa Raversi
- Monsignor Landriani
- Chekina
- Bruno
- Marchesa Del Dongo
- Gina
- Barbone
- Marini
- Signora Sanseverina
- Napoleon
- Palazzo Crescenzi
- Monsignor Fabrizio
- Spielberg
- Riscara
- Clelia Conti
- Robert
- Bettina
- Madonna
- Marchesa Crescenzi
- Marchesa Balbi
- Ascanio Del Dongo
- Joseph Bossi
- Pepe
- Baldi
- Isota
Setting & Locations edit
- Parma
- Italy
- Bologna
- Naples
- Milan
- Vienne
- Zurla
- Paris
- France
- Monseigneur
- Grianta
- Palazzo Sanseverina
- Switzerland
- Lombardy
- Florence
- Lake Como
- Belgirate
- Chékina
- Waterloo
- Vienna
- Spain
- Europe
- Castelnovo
- Turin
- San Giovanni
- Geneva
- Novara
- Brescia
- Velleja
- Marengo
- Sanguigna
- San Paolo
- Romagnano
- Fausta
- Locarno
- America
- Rome
- Count Zurla
- Piedmont
- States
- Count Pietranera
- Lugano
- Farnese Tower
- Austria
- Visitazione
- Good Lord
First Sentence edit
On 15 May 1796 General Bonaparte entered Milan at the head of that youthful army which a few days earlier had crossed the bridge at Lodi, and taught the world that, after so many centuries, Caesar and Alexander had a successor.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Guardian 1000 Novels Everyone Must Read. (authoritative list)
This is book 915 of 1286 in 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Stendhal (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Manuel Medina Gonza?lez (Author)
- Richard Howard (Translator)
- Margaret Mauldon (Translator)
- Theo Kars (Translator)
First Edition edit
Original Language: French
Publisher: Add the publisher.
Country: France
Publication Date: 1839
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 496
Publisher: Add the publisher.
Country: France
Publication Date: 1839
ISBN: Add the ISBN.
Page Count: 496
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- Dewey: 848'.7
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