Red and the Black

"e;In a world of cold calculation, can a heart of fire survive?"e;Born the son of a provincial carpenter, Julien Sorel is possessed by a brilliant mind and a dangerous obsession with Napoleon Bonaparte. Realizing that the "e;Red"e; path of military glory is closed to him in the stagnant era of the Bourbon Restoration, he chooses the "e;Black"e; path of the clergy as a means to power. Julien's jour...