ანოტაცია: Marie Henri Beyle, known as Stendhal (1783 - 1842) fought during the Napoleonic wars. After Napoleon's fall, he retired to Italy and began to write under his pseudonym. In 1821 he left Italy and returned to France, where he completed Love. The Red and the Black was his second novel, and he completed three others. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.