《红与黑》是法国著名作家司汤达的代表作，是欧洲批判现实主义文学的奠基作。小说紧紧围绕主人公于连个人奋斗与最终失败的经历这一主线，广泛展现了“19世纪最初30年问压在法国人民头上的历届政府所带来的社会风气”，反映了19世纪早期法国的政治和社会生活中的一些本质问题。在艺术上，小说以深刻细腻的笔调，广泛运用独白和自由联想等多种艺术手法，充分展示了主人公的心灵空间，挖掘出了主人公深层意识的活动，从而开创了后世“意识流小说”、“心理小说”的先河，司汤达因此被后人称为“现代小说之父”。

于连是一个木匠的儿子，年轻英俊、精明能干，一直抱着飞黄腾达，进入上流社会的梦想。一个机会让于连在市长家当上了家庭教师，并和市长夫人产生了暖味关系。事情败露后，于连进入神学院，后来成为德·拉莫尔侯爵的秘书。不久便赢得了侯爵小姐的芳心。二人秘密结婚，于连也因此得到了骑士称号。然而，好景不长……于连最终被送上了断头台。

BOOK ONE

 Chapter 1 A Small Town

 Chapter 2 A Mayor

 Chapter 3 The Welfare of the Poor

 Chapter 4 Father and Son

 Chapter 5 A Negotiation

 Chapter 6 Ennui

 Chapter 7 Elective Affinities

 Chapter 8 Minor Events

 Chapter 9 A Rural Evening

 Chapter 10 A Great Heart and a Little Fortune

 Chapter 11 An Evening

 Chapter 12 A Journey

 Chapter 13 Open Work Stockings

 Chapter 14 English Scissors

 Chapter 15 The Cockcrow

 Chapter 16 The Following Day

 Chapter 17 The First Deputy

 Chapter 18 A King at Verrieres

 Chapter 19 Thought Brings Suffering

 Chapter 20 Anonymous Letters

 Chapter 21 Dialogue with a Master

 Chapter 22 Modes of Behaviour in 1830

 Chapter 23 The Frustrations of a Public Servant

 Chapter 24 A Capital

 Chapter 25 The Seminary

 Chapter 26 The World,or What the Rich Don't Have

 Chapter 27 First Experience of Life

 Chapter 28 A Procession

 Chapter 29 The First Promotion

 Chapter 30 An Ambitious Man

BOOK TWO

 Chapter 1 The Pleasures of the Countryside

 Chapter 2 Entry into the World

 Chapter 3 First Steps

 Chapter 4 The Hotel de La Mole

 Chapter 5 Sensitivity,and a Pious Lady

 Chapter 6 A Matter of Pronunciation

 Chapter 7 An Attack of Gout

 Chapter 8 What Decoration Confers Distinction?

 Chapter 9 The Ball

 Chapter 10 Queen Marguerite

 Chapter 11 The Tyranny of a Girl!

 Chapter 12 Will He Be a Danton?

 Chapter 13 A Plot

 Chapter 14 Reflections of a Young Lady

 Chapter 15 Is It a Plot?

 Chapter 16 One in the Morning

 Chapter 17 An Old Sword

 Chapter 18 Cruel Moments

 Chapter 19 The Opera Bouffe

 Chapter 20 The Japanese Vase

 Chapter 21 Thte Secret Note

 Chapter 22 The Discussion

 Chapter 23 The Clergy,Woodlands,Liberty

 Chapter 24 Strasbourg

 Chapter 25 The Department of Virtue

 Chapter 26 Love in the Mind

 Chapter 27 The Finest Places in the Church

 Chapter 28 Manon Lescaut

 Chapter 29 Ennui

 Chapter 30 A Box at the Opera Bouffe

 Chapter 31 Make Her Afraid

 Chapter 32 The Tiger

 Chapter 33 The Torments of Weakness

 Chapter 34 A Man of Intelligence

 Chapter 35 A Storm

 Chapter 36 Melancholy Details

 Chapter 37 A Keep

 Chapter 38 A Man of Power

 Chapter 39 Intrigue

 Chapter 40 Tranquillity

 Chapter 41 The Trial

 Chapter 42

 Chapter 43

 Chapter 44

 Chapter 45

Julien, though stunned by the force of the blow, and allbloody, returned to his official station by the saw. He hadtears in his eyes, caused less by physical pain than by the lossof his book, which he adored.

"Come down, you animal, so I can talk to you." The roarof the mechanism still prevented Julien from hearing theorder. His father, who had descended, and didn't want thebother of climbing up the machine again, went to find a longrod for knocking down walnuts and rapped him on theshoulder with it. Julien had hardly touched the ground whenold Sorel, driving him roughly in front, pushed him towardsthe house. God knows what he'll do with me! said the youngman to himself. In passing he looked sadly at the streamwhere his book had fallen; it was the one he loved the most,the Memorials of St Helena.

 His cheeks were heavily flushed and his eyes lowered.He was a slight young man of eighteen or nineteen, weak inappearance, with irregular but delicate features and anaquiline nose. The great dark eyes, which in more peacefulmoments proclaimed thoughtfulness and fire, were at thatmoment animated by an expression of the fiercest hatred.Dark chestnut hair worn very far down gave him a lowforehead and, when he was angry, a wicked look. Among theinnumerable varieties of human physiognomy, none,perhaps, could be marked by so striking an individuality. Agraceful, well-proportioned figure suggested more oflitheness than of strength. From his early childhood, hisexcessively pensive air and his extreme pallor had given hisfather the idea that he wouldn't live long, or that he wouldlive only to be an expense to his family. Despised by thewhole household, he hated his brothers and his father; in theSunday games on the public square he was always beaten.

It was less than a year ago that his pretty face had begun to earn him some friendly feelings among the girls. Scorned by everyone as a feeble creature, Julien had worshipped the old Surgeon-major who once dared to speak to the Mayor on the subject of plane trees.

Sometimes the Surgeon had paid Pere Sorel for a day of his son's time, and taught him Latin and history -- that is to say, what he knew of history, the campaign in Italy in 1796.Dying, he had left him his cross of the Legion of Honour, the arrears of his half pay and thirty or forty books, the most precious of which had just flown into that public stream,diverted through the influence of the Mayor.

Julien had scarcely entered the house when he felt his shoulder grabbed back by his father's powerful hand; he trembled, expecting some blows.

--Answer me without lying, shouted the hard voice of the old peasant in his ear, while his hand turned him round as a child's hand turns a lead soldier. Julien's great tear-filled eyes found themselves facing straight into the small spiteful eyes of the old carpenter, who had the air of wanting to read him to the depths of his soul.

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