The Charterhouse of Parma
by Stendhal
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Headstrong and naive, the young Italian aristocrat Fabrizio del Dongo is determined to defy the wrath of his right-wing father and go to war to fight for Napoleon. He stumbles on the Battle of Waterloo, ill-prepared, yet filled with enthusiasm for war and glory. Finally heeding advice, Fabrizio sneaks back to Milan, only to become embroiled in a series of amorous exploits, fuelled by his impetuous nature and the political chicanery of his aunt Gina and her wily lover. Judged by Balzac to be the most important French novel of its time, The Charterhouse of Parma is a compelling novel of extravagance and daring, blending the intrigues of the Italian court with the romance and excitement of youth.
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Young men, Fiction, Social life and customs, Italy, fiction, Fiction, general, Manners and customs, French fiction, Stendhal (Henri Beyle, dit). Textes, Young men in fiction, Italy in fiction, French literature, Textual Criticism, Translated into English, Italy, French language, Social conditions, Northern italy in fiction, Classic Literature, Literature, Constitutional history, Witenagemot, Political fiction, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, political, Romance literature, Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815, History, Waterloo, Battle of (Belgium : 1815) fast (OCoLC)fst01172689, Stendhal, pseud., 1783-1842. La Chartreuse de Parme, Literature in Spanish, French language materials, Criticism, textualstendhal , 1783-1842, French literature--19th century, England. Witenagemot, Romance frances, Criticism and interpretation, Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Library, Personal copy, New York Times reviewedPlaces
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Stendhal. La Chartreuse de Parme: . Chronologie et préface par Michel Crouzet
1964-01-01, Garnier-Flammarion Tours, Impr. Mame
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This translation originally published, London: Chatto & Windus, 1926-28.
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