Les liaisons dangereuses, volume 1 (of 2) by Choderlos de Laclos
"Les liaisons dangereuses, volume 1 (of 2)" by Choderlos de Laclos is a French epistolary novel published in 1782. Two amoral aristocrats, the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, use seduction and manipulation as weapons in their cruel games. Through letters between characters, the story unfolds as former lovers-turned-rivals scheme to corrupt innocent victims and destroy reputations. Their dangerous liaisons lead to betrayal, revenge, and ultimately their own downfall in
this scandalous tale of decadence among the French nobility. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Laclos, Choderlos de, 1741-1803 |
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| Translator | Dowson, Ernest Christopher, 1867-1900 |
| Title |
Les liaisons dangereuses, volume 1 (of 2) or, Letters collected in a private society and published for the instruction of others |
| Original Publication | United Kingdom: Privately printed,1898. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Liaisons_dangereuses |
| Credits | Adam Buchbinder, Eleni Christofaki and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 73.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Epistolary fiction |
| Subject | France -- Fiction |
| Subject | Man-woman relationships -- Fiction |
| Subject | Aristocracy (Social class) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Seduction -- Fiction |
| Subject | Mock-heroic literature |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 69891 |
| Release Date | Jan 28, 2023 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 19, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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