A retelling of Stendhal · 1839

The Charterhouse of Parma

“Fabrice del Dongo, a young Italian nobleman who runs away at sixteen to fight for Napoleon at Waterloo, returns to a Lombardy ruled by Austria and a little court at Parma ruled by fear. Protected by his beautiful aunt, the Duchess Sanseverina, and her lover, the minister Count Mosca, he kills a man, is imprisoned in the Farnese Tower, and there falls in love with the governor's daughter, Clélia — in a story of passion, intrigue, escape and loss.”

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Contents12 episodes · ~30 min

  1. 1Book One, Chapter I: Milan in 1796Free
  2. 2Book One, Chapter II: Grianta, and the Road to Waterloo🔒
  3. 3Book One, Chapters III–V: Waterloo🔒
  4. 4Book One, Chapter VI: Parma🔒
  5. 5Book One, Chapters VII–VIII: The Monsignor, and the Bell-Tower🔒
  6. 6Book One, Chapters IX–XI: Giletti🔒
  7. 7Book One, Chapters XII–XIII: La Fausta, and the Trap🔒
  8. 8Book Two, Chapters XIV–XVI: The Farnese Tower🔒
  9. 9Book Two, Chapters XVII–XIX: Signals🔒
  10. 10Book Two, Chapters XX–XXII: The Escape, and the Revenge🔒
  11. 11Book Two, Chapters XXIII–XXV: The New Prince, and the Return to the Tower🔒
  12. 12Book Two, Chapters XXVI–XXVIII: Clélia, and the Charterhouse🔒