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"Les liaisons dangereuses" by Choderlos de Laclos is an epistolary novel published in 1782. Through 175 letters, two former lovers and master manipulators—the Vicomte de Valmont and the Marquise de Merteuil—orchestrate elaborate seductions among French nobility. She plots to corrupt an innocent young woman for revenge, while he pursues a virtuous married woman. United in manipulation yet rivals in ambition, they skillfully deceive those around them while preserving their reputations. But their dangerous game of masks has consequences. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | Laclos, Choderlos de, 1741-1803 |
|---|---|
| Title | Les liaisons dangereuses Lettres recueillies dans une Société et publiées pour l'instruction de quelques autres |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Liaisons_dangereuses |
| Credits | Produced by Clarity, Hans Pieterse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at gallica.bnf.fr and the Hathi Trust at www.hathitrust.org/) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Mock-heroic literature |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 52006 |
| Release Date | May 5, 2016 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 2064 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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