A comic masterpiece about Chechikov, a trafficker in souls (adult male serfs), who can still be of profit even when dead.

First Modern library edition.

A comic masterpiece about Chechikov, a trafficker in souls (adult male serfs), who can still be of profit even when dead.

First Modern library edition.

He had just completed his thirteenth year when his mother died.

The red and the black is a character study of Julien Sorel, a clever and idealistic young opportunist who attempts to rise above his station through a combination of talent, deception, and hypocrisy.

"This first paperback edition of the Koch-Peden selection of [Thomas Jefferson's] writings, published during the 250th anniversary of his birth, provides an engaging and timely representation of his thoughts.