The Charterhouse of Parma (Modern Library Classics)

By Stendhal

2021-05-29 02:41:58

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, i... Read more
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 European history. As Balzac wrote, "Never before have the hearts of princes, ministers, courtiers, and women been depicted like this...one sees perfection in every detail."

With beautiful illustrations by Robert Andrew Parker. Less

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File size582488
Print pages532
PublisherPublic Domain Books
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780679783183
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Marie-Henri Beyle (23 January 1783 – 23 March 1842), better known by his pen name Stendhal, was a 19th-century French writer. Best known for the novels Le Rouge et le Noir (The Red and the Black, 18...

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