Les liaisons dangereuses, volume 2 (of 2) by Choderlos de Laclos

"Les liaisons dangereuses, volume 2 (of 2)" by Choderlos de Laclos is a French epistolary novel published in 1782. Two manipulative aristocrats, the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, pursue elaborate schemes of seduction and revenge against innocent victims. Their dangerous game of betrayal escalates as they turn against each other, leading to devastating consequences for all involved. Written through fictional letters, this scandalous work explores corruption among the French nobility and remains celebrated for its psychological depth and moral complexity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Laclos, Choderlos de, 1741-1803
Translator Dowson, Ernest Christopher, 1867-1900
Title Les liaisons dangereuses, volume 2 (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: 74.4 (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. 69913
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Most Recently Updated Oct 19, 2024
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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