Stendhal 
Red and the Black 

M. de Renal is the mayor of a provincial town named Verrieres, who hires Julien Sorel as a private teacher for his child. Sorel desires to become a real man and follow the steps of his hero — Napoleon. The young man thinks that it is his duty to seduce the mayor’s wife and they become lovers. However, their little secret will soon be revealed. Who will find out about the love affair? What is going to happen with the two lovers? Will mayor M. de Renal also find out or the truth will be hidden from him? Find all the answers in Stendhal’s novel "The Red and the Black" from 1830.-