Les liaisons dangereuses, volume 1 (of 2)
or, Letters collected in a private society and published for the instruction of others
Translated by Ernest Christopher Dowson
"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.
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