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  • The Red and the Black

  • By: Stendhal
  • Narrated by: Davina Porter
  • Length: 20 hrs and 3 mins
  • 3.2 out of 5 stars (22 ratings)
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By: Stendhal
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Summary

Madame de Renal, a wealthy heiress who married the mayor of Verrieres, suddenly finds herself in love with handsome young Julien Sorel, her children's penniless but ambitious new tutor. After a lifetime of complying with all the social rules of French high society, the unassuming Madame de Renal has always regarded true love as the height of immorality, or the subject of fanciful novels. But after meeting the mysteriously charming Julien, both of their lives are transformed in unimaginable ways. Praised for its unflinching look at the hypocrisy of romantic conquests, Stendhal's The Red and the Black remains one of the 19th century's most affecting and passionate novels, and a major influence on modern fiction.
Public Domain (P)2011 Recorded Books

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