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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

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing many of these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

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

Justine was an early work of the Marquis de Sade, written while imprisoned in the Bastille. It contains relatively little of the obscenity which characterized his later writing. Napoleon Bonaparte called Justine "the most abominable book ever engendered by the most depraved imagination."... Read Full Overview

Justine ou les Malheurs de la vertu est le premier ouvrage du marquis de Sade publi de son vivant, en 1791, un an apr s avoir t rendu la libert par la R volution et l'abolition des lettres de cachet. C'est aussi la deuxi me version de cette oeuvre embl matique, sans cesse... 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

Donatien Alphonse, Comte, marquis de Sade (1740-1814), romancier, philosophe et homme politique fran ais. Sa carri re en tant qu officier de cavalerie fut d truite par le d sordre de sa vie. Pendant des p riodes prolong es d emprisonnement il crivit nombreux romans licencieux... Read Full Overview