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 |
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| 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 |
| Release Date | Jan 30, 2023 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 19, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 337 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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