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  • Audiobook

    The Red and the Black

    by Stendhal ...
    Narrated by Bill Homewood ...

    Abridged

    8 hours 35 min

    Young Julien Sorel, the son of a country timber merchant, carries a portrait of his hero Napoleon Bonaparte and dreams of military glory. A brilliant career in the Church leads him into Parisian high society, where, ‘mounted upon the finest horse in Alsace’, he gains high military office and wins the heart of the aristocratic Mlle Mathilde de la Mole. Julien’s cunning and ambition lead him into ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Essential Novelists - Stendhal

    modern consciousness of reality

    Series Book 74 - Essential Novelists
    Welcome to the Essential Novelists book series, were we present to you the best works of remarkable authors. For this book, the literary critic August Nemo has chosen the two most important and meaningful novels ofStendhalwhich are The Red and the Black and The Charterhouse of Parma. Stendhal, was a 19th-century French writer. Best known for the novels Le Rouge et le Noir (The Red and the Black, ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Memoirs of an Egotist

    by Stendhal ...
    This book contains the memoirs of Stendahl or in his own words the 'chatter about his private life' between 1821 and 1830. It was between these dates that he moved to Paris and here looks back on his life as an eccentric bachelor. 'As well as Beyle the clairvoyant self-investigator, the sardonic analyst of Parisian salon society and deliberate cultivator of wit, here emerges Beyle the despairing ... Read more

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  • The Charterhouse of Parma

    by Stendhal ...
    Translated by C K Scott Moncrieff ...
    A brilliant masterpiece of passion, adventure, and psychological depth set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century Europe. The novel follows the life of Fabrice del Dongo, a young nobleman whose dreams of glory lead him into war, romance, and the dangerous world of political intrigue. As he moves through courts, prisons, and passionate relationships, Fabrice must confront ambition, desire, ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Regency Romance Novels - Book Set

    Exploring the Richness of Regency Romance Literature

    Dive into the timeless allure of 'Regency Romance Novels - Book Set,' a curated collection that traverses the rich tapestry of romance during the Regency period through a diverse spectrum of literary styles and themes. From exhilarating tales of high society scandal to tender explorations of love and morality, this anthology captures the essence of the era with grace and charm. Notable works ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    The Red and the Black

    by Stendhal ...
    Narrated by Davina Porter ...

    Unabridged

    20 hours 5 min

    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 downfall. The Red and the Black is a lively, satirical picture of French Restoration society after Waterloo, ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    Red and the Black Volume 1, The

    by Stendhal ...
    Narrated by Peter Joyce ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 26 min

    Julian Sorel is a handsome, naïve but not wholly innocent young man, born of peasant stock. He is, however, very ambitious and determined to succeed in life and make a career for himself. If this involves lying, guile and hypocrisy- so be it. Not so long ago two professions would have been open to him- the Army or the Church- but in the wake of Waterloo and the defeat of Napoleon it would be ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Scarlet And Black

    Narrated by Martin Jarvis ...

    Abridged

    2 hours 59 min

    Published in 1830, Scarlet and Black (Le Rouge et Le Noir) tells the story of a provincial young man’s attempts to socially rise beyond his modest upbringing with a combination of talent and hard work, deception and hypocrisy — yet who ultimately allows his passions to betray him.In Scarlet and Black, Stendhal paints a sweeping portrait of early nineteenth-century France – its social classes, ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    The Charterhouse of Parma

    by Stendhal ...
    Narrated by Edoardo Ballerini ...

    Unabridged

    19 hours 34 min

    Marie-Henri Beyle (January 23, 1783 - March 23, 1842), better known by his penname Stendhal, was a 19th-century French writer. Known for his acute analysis of his characters' psychology, he is considered one of the earliest and foremost practitioners of realism. The Charterhouse of Parma is often cited as an early example of realism, a stark contrast to the Romantic style popular while Stendhal ... Read more

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  • Audiobook

    The Red and The Black

    A BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation

    Unabridged

    7 hours 5 min

    A BBC Radio drama of Stendhal's masterpiece - plus bonus documentaryBoth a sweeping chronicle of 19th Century France and a coming-of-age story of a young, idealistic social climber, The Red and the Black is one of the great works in world literature, and widely considered to be the first psychological novel.It charts the misadventures and romantic escapades of Julien Sorel, a timber miller's son ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    The Red and the Black

    Narrated by Bill Homewood ...

    Unabridged

    22 hours 5 min

    Young Julien Sorel, the son of a country timber merchant, carries a portrait of his hero Napoleon Bonaparte and dreams of military glory. A brilliant career in the Church leads him into Parisian high society, where, ‘mounted upon the finest horse in Alsace’, he gains high military office and wins the heart of the aristocratic Mlle Mathilde de la Mole. Julien’s cunning and ambition lead him into ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Vanina Vanini

    by Stendhal ...
    Narrated by Mark Bowen ...

    Unabridged

    1 hour 11 min

    Vanina Vanini is not a love story, though love passes through it. Nor is it a political tale, though conspiracies give it shape. In these brief pages, Stendhal observes — without illusion — how pride dresses as passion, and how ideals dissolve in the quiet collisions of character. Nothing is overstated; everything matters. ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus