The Red and the Black

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.

Key Feature:

• Carefully controlled information, structure and vocabulary

• Glossary at the end of the book explains some of the difficult words and phrases

• Points for Understanding section and Exercises contained within the back of the book

The book has around 1600 basic words for Intermediate-level students