Two characters in this novel become friends upon learning they had both been stealing Voltaire works from a nobleman's library.
Two characters in this novel become friends upon learning they had both been stealing Voltaire works from a nobleman's library. Earlier, the protagonist had declined Fouque's invitation to join the lumber business and had served in a seminary at Besancon where he befriended Abbe Pirard. Eventually, this work's protagonist shoots Madame de Renal for revealing their previous affair and ruining his chances with Mathilde de La Mole. For 10 points, name this work about Julien Sorel, whose titular colors refer to the army and the clergy in French society, written by Stendhal.
Two characters in this novel become friends upon learning they had both been stealing Voltaire works from a nobleman's library.
The {Red and the Black} [or Le {Rouge et le Noir}]