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Dangerous Liaisons by Pierre Ambroise Francois Choderlos de Laclos & H. Constantine & H. Constantine
Two former lovers embark on a game of seduction and manipulation to bring amusement to their jaded existences. While the Marquise de Merteuil challenges the Vicomte de Valmont to seduce an innocent girl, the Vicomte is also occupied with the conquest of a married woman. But the consequences prove to be more serious, than they could have guessed.Published in 1782, just years before the French Revolution, "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" is a disturbing and ultimately damning portrayal of a decadent society. At its centre are two aristocrats, former lovers, who embark on a sophisticated game of seduction and manipulation to bring amusement to their jaded existences. While the Marquise de Merteuil challenges the Vicomte de Valmont to seduce an innocent convent girl, the Vicomte is also occupied with the conquest of a virtuous married woman. But as their intrigues become more duplicitous and they find their human pawns responding in ways they could not have predicted, the consequences prove to be more serious, and deadly, than Merteuil and Valmont could have guessed. |
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| Author(s) : Pierre Ambroise Francois Choderlos de Laclos & H. Constantine & H. Constantine | Format : Paperback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 0140449574 | ISBN-13 : 9780140449570 |
| RRP : £8.99 | Best available price : £5.55 / $ |
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Product Details:
Series Title : Penguin Classics
Country Publication : United Kingdom
Publication Date : 22/02/2007
Publisher : Penguin Books Ltd
Page Length : 448mm
Page Size : 198mm