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Handsome and ambitious, Julien Sorel is determined to rise above his humble peasant origins and make something of his life-by adopting the code of hypocrisy by which his society operates. Julien ultimately commits a crime-out of passion, principle, or insanity-that will bring about his... read more

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First Sentence

THE SMALL TOWN OF Verrieres may be regarded as one of the most attractive in the Franche-Comte.

Authors & Contributors

  1. Stendhal (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Roger Pearson (Translator)
  2. Lloyd C. Parks (Translator)
  3. Burton Raffel (Translator)
  4. Margaret R. B. Shaw (Translator)
 

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