Les liaisons dangereuses, volume 1 (of 2): or, Letters collected in a private society and published for the instruction of others: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
Les liaisons dangereuses, volume 1 (of 2): or, Letters collected in a private society and published for the instruction of others: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.
Les liaisons dangereuses, volume 1 (of 2): or, Letters collected in a private society and published for the instruction of others is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Laclos, Choderlos de (1741–1803). The listed translation credits are Dowson, Ernest Christopher (1867–1900).
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"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.
Book and edition facts
- Title: Les liaisons dangereuses, volume 1 (of 2): or, Letters collected in a private society and published for the instruction of others
- Author credits: Laclos, Choderlos de (1741–1803)
- Catalogue language: English
- Translator credits: Dowson, Ernest Christopher (1867–1900)
Catalogue subjects
- Aristocracy (Social class) -- Fiction
- Epistolary fiction
- France -- Fiction
- Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
- Mock-heroic literature
- Seduction -- Fiction
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- Category: French Literature
- Category: Novels
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