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In this vigorous and fast-moving novel of post-Napoleonic France,
Julien Sorel's plans to reach the higher echelons of society
through the priesthood are defelected by his realization that the
attainment of happiness is of greater consequence than the pursuit
of ambition. Subtitled `A Chronicle of 1830', Stendhal's depiction
of a nation of smug hypocrites scandalized contemporary readers,
who recognized themselves or their peers and felt uncomfortable
with the energy, imagination, and sincerity of a hero so patently
inspired by their lately deposed Emperor. Julien's restless energy
is fully captured in this specially commissioned translation of one
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