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"Red and Black (Illustrated Collector's Edition)" is the masterpiece of Stendhal, the "father of modern novels" in France. It is paired with more than 300 woodcut illustrations specially made for "Red and Black" by the famous French illustrator Jean-Paul Quint. Julien, the protagonist of the novel, is the son of a carpenter. He has been treated maliciously by his father and brother since he was a child, and he longs to escape from his original class and get ahead through his intelligence. He admired Napoleon and aspired to achieve great achievements like Napoleon. However, France was in the period of the Bourbon Restoration at that time, and he had no way to join the army and chose to follow the path of the church. Because he could recite the entire Latin New Testament, Julien was favored by the mayor, Mr. Reina, and became his family's tutor. However, he was discovered by the mayor because of his affair with Mrs. Reina, and was forced to leave Besançon Seminary. Later, he was recommended by the church to serve as the private secretary of the Marquis de La Mour, and fell in love with the Marquise's Miss Madiault. Julien's dream of joining the upper class seems to be coming true, but an informant letter ruins his dream...