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This is the first new translation in over forty years of Sade's novel Justine. It is also the first ever critical edition, based on the original 1791 version of the story, which is the most accessible and artistically successful of the three versions. The novel tells the story... Read Full Overview

'I have become whore through goodwill and libertine through virtue.'Orphaned and penniless at the age of twelve, the beautiful and devout Justine embarks upon her remarkable odyssey. Her steadfast faith and naive trust in trust in everyone she meets destine her from the outset... Read Full Overview

Justine o los infortunios de la virtud (en franc?s: Justine ou les Malheurs de la vertu) es una novela de Donatien Alphonse Fran?ois de Sade, m?s conocido en la historia de la literatura como marqu?s de Sade. La primera versi?n de la novela fue escrita en 1787. En 1791 y 1797... Read Full Overview

Constitu e de deux volume in-octavo reli s en veau, est orn e d'un frontispice all gorique de Philippe Ch ry repr sentant la Vertu entre la Luxure et l'Irr ligion. Le nom de l'auteur ne figure pas sur la page de titre et le nom de l' diteur (Girouard Paris) est remplac par... Read Full Overview

'Justine' was the Marquis de Sade's first novella, written in 1787, whilst imprisoned for two weeks in the Bastille. Although published anonymously, de Sade was eventually indicted for blasphemy and obscenity (without trial) for the authorship of 'Justine' at the behest of... Read Full Overview

Justine es una de las obras m s influyentes e importantes del Marqu s de Sade. Fue una novela prohibida, que circul clandestinamente durante todo el siglo XIX y mitad del siglo XX, influyendo en diferentes novelistas y poetas, como Flaubert, Dostoyevsky, Swinburne, Rimbaud o... Read Full Overview

An early work by the Marquis de Sade, "Justine, Or, The Misfortunes of Virtue" was originally written during a two week period in 1787 while the author was imprisoned in the Bastille. The story is concerned with the titular character, a twelve year old maiden who sets off,... Read Full Overview

"Madame la Comtesse de Lorsange was one of those priestesses of Venus whose fortune is the product of a pretty face and much misconduct, and whose titles, pompous though they are, are not to be found but in the archives of Cythera, forged by the impertinence that seeks, and sustained... Read Full Overview

A philosophical novel of moral testing and consequence, Justine presents a structured narrative in which virtue is subjected to repeated trials within a hostile and unstable environment.

The work follows Justine, whose adherence to moral principle places... Read Full Overview

Les Infortunes de la vertu est un conte philosophique de Sade, crit en 1787. L'ouvrage est crit entre le 23 juin et le 8 juillet 1787, alors que Sade est emprisonn la Bastille. Justine ou les Malheurs de la vertu, publi e en 1791, est la seconde version de cette histoire,... Read Full Overview

Justina y su hermana estudian en el convento de Path?mont. A la muerte de sus padres, quedan en el abandono y sin un lugar adonde ir. Ante esta situaci?n, Justina decide llevar una vida virtuosa y apegada a la castidad, lo que la llevar? a una existencia llena de desdichas y... Read Full Overview

For lovers of timeless classics, this series of beautifully packaged and affordably priced editions of world literature encompasses a variety of literary genres, including drama, fiction, poetry, and essays. Los lectores tomaran un gran placer en descubrir los clasicos con estas... Read Full Overview