One character in this novel wears clothes of mourning every April 30th in memory of Marguerite deNavarre's burial of the head of her lover.
One character in this novel wears clothes of mourning every April 30th in memory of Marguerite deNavarre's burial of the head of her lover. Based on the real-life story of Antoine Berthet, this novel opensin the town of Verrieres, whose mayor, the owner of a nail factory, dismisses the main character afterreceiving a letter from Monsieur Valenod. The protagonist of this novel is executed for shooting his formerlover in church while the assembly's heads are bowed before the host. This work follows an admirer ofNapoleon who studies in the seminary under Abbe Pirard and seeks to rise through society by sleeping withMadame de Renal and Mathilde de la Mole. For 10 points, name this "Chronicle of 1830" about JulienSorel written by Stendhal.
One character in this novel wears clothes of mourning every April 30th in memory of Marguerite deNavarre's burial of the head of her lover.
The Red and the Black [or Le Rouge et le Noir; or The Red and Black; or The Scarlet and Black]