Macmillan Readers Red and the Black The Intermediate Reader

The Red and the Black is an adapted Intermediate level reader written by Stendhal. The story is about a young man, Juilen Sorel, who is torn apart by the two sides to his personality, the `red' and the `black'. Having love affairs with Madame de Renal and Mathilde, Sorel tries to gain wealth and social standing with fatal results.