The Red and the Black cover

The Red and the Black

Author: Stendhal

Reading Metrics

Grade Level Upper Grades (UG 9-12)
Book Level 8.4
Points 35.0
Fiction/Nonfiction Fiction
Word Count 188532
Points per Word 0.000186
Page Count 530
Points per Page 0.066038

Description

Julien Sorel plans a conquest of society at its highest level in imitation of his hero Napoleon. He learns the Latin Bible by heart and plots the first steps of his hypocritical rise, through the priesthood.