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The complex moral ambiguities of seduction and revenge make Les Liaisons dangereuses (1782) one of the most scandalous and controversial novels in European literature. Its prime movers, the Vicomte de Valmont and the Marquise de Merteuil--gifted, wealthy, and bored--form an unholy... Read Full Overview

A new translation of one of the most notorious novels of all time

The complex moral ambiguities of seduction and revenge make Les Liaisons dangereuses (1782) one of the most scandalous and controversial novels in European literature. Its prime movers, the Vicomte de Valmont and the Marquise de Merteuil--gifted, wealthy, and bored--form an unholy... Read Full Overview

La Marquesa de Merteuil y el Vizconde de Valmont, que en otro tiempo llegaron a ser amantes, se aprovechan del mejor modo que pueden de la sociedad puritana y privilegiada en la que viven. Estos dos personajes depravados no dejan de enviarse cartas a lo largo de toda la historia... Read Full Overview

"...you follow me with a pretty equal pace; and since, for the happiness of the world, we have separated to preach the faith, I am inclined to think, that in this mission of love, you have made more proselytes than I. I am well convinced of your zeal and fervour; and if the God... Read Full Overview

An epistolary novel chronicles the cruel seduction of a young girl by two ruthless, 18th-century aristocrats.

Dangerous Liaisons = Les Liaisons dangereuses is a French epistolary novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, first published in four volumes by Durand Neveu from March 23, 1782. It is the story of the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, two rivals (and ex-lovers) who... Read Full Overview

You see, my dear friend, I keep my word, and that dress does not totally take up all my time; I shall ever have some left for you. In this single day I have seen more finery of attire, than in the four years we have spent together; and I believe the haughty Tanville[1] will be... Read Full Overview

Dangerous Liaisons (Les Liaisons dangereuses) is a French epistolary novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, first published in 1782.It is the story of the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, two ex-lovers who use sex and seduction as a weapon to humiliate and destroy... Read Full Overview

Les Liaisons dangeureuses sont une histoire d'intrigue, de pouvoir et de s?duction, dans laquelle les deux sexes se livrent bataille. C'est un roman ?pistolaire o? les 175 lettres r?v?lent les pens?es, les actions et les d?sirs intimes de chaque personnage. Elles montrent la... Read Full Overview

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An epistolary novel chronicles the cruel seduction of a young girl by two ruthless, 18th-century aristocrats.

Tu vois, ma bonne amie, que je te tiens parole, et que les bonnets et les pompons ne prennent pas tout mon temps; il m'en restera toujours pour toi. J'ai pourtant vu plus de parures dans cette seule journ?e que dans les quatre ans que nous avons pass?s ensemble; et je crois que... Read Full Overview

The complex moral ambiguities of seduction and revenge make Les Liaisons dangereuses (1782) one of the most scandalous and controversial novels in European literature. Its prime movers, the Vicomte de Valmont and the Marquise de Merteuil--gifted, wealthy, and bored--form an unholy... Read Full Overview

Pierre Choderlos de Laclos produced "Les Liaisons Dangereuses", or "Dangerous Liaisons", in an effort to "write a work which departed from the ordinary, which made a noise, and which would remain on this earth after his death". He did just that. First published in 1782 in... Read Full Overview