Project Gutenberg 2016-05-05 Public domain in the USA. 1666 Laclos, Choderlos de 1741 1803 Choderlos de Laclos, Pierre-Ambroise-François Choderlos de Laclos, Pierre-Ambroise-Francois DeLaclos, C. (Choderlos) Laclos, Pierre Choderlos de Les liaisons dangereuses Lettres recueillies dans une Société et publiées pour l'instruction de quelques autres Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Liaisons_dangereuses Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Liaisons_dangereuses Produced by Clarity, Hans Pieterse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr and the Hathi Trust at https://www.hathitrust.org/) "Les liaisons dangereuses" by Choderlos de Laclos is a novel written in the late 18th century. This work dives into the intricacies of love, manipulation, and deceit within the French aristocracy, centering around the notorious Marquise de Merteuil and the vicomte de Valmont as they engage in a dangerous game of seduction and revenge. Through their actions, the novel explores themes of morality, virtue, and the consequences of hedonism. The opening of "Les liaisons dangereuses" introduces the reader to the context and background of the narrative. It begins with a letter from Cécile Volanges to her friend Sophie, revealing her excitement and anxiety about leaving the convent and entering society, as well as her impending marriage. This lighthearted correspondence is juxtaposed with another letter from the Marquise de Merteuil to Valmont, highlighting her manipulative disposition and the schemes she wishes to set into motion against a man who once slighted her. The contrast between Cécile's innocence and Merteuil's calculated wickedness establishes a foundational dynamic for the unfolding story, foreshadowing the complex relationships and moral ambiguities that will dominate the novel. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 76.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Epistolary fiction France -- Fiction Man-woman relationships -- Fiction Aristocracy (Social class) -- Fiction Seduction -- Fiction Mock-heroic literature PQ Text FR Séduction et libertinage Category: Novels Category: Classics of Literature Category: French Literature 1034342 2025-07-21T03:31:11.901215 text/html 1011894 2024-10-23T00:31:34 text/html 3518328 2025-07-21T03:31:25.688118 application/epub+zip 3522161 2025-07-21T03:31:14.321215 application/epub+zip 464571 2025-07-21T03:31:13.038197 application/epub+zip 3879875 2025-07-21T03:31:34.867106 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3683480 2025-07-21T03:31:23.953153 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 696557 2022-09-23T17:40:04.435013 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 925148 2025-07-21T03:31:10.592186 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 905088 2024-10-23T00:31:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19554 2025-07-21T03:31:35.073077 application/rdf+xml 13012 2025-07-21T03:31:13.152204 image/jpeg 2433 2025-07-21T03:31:13.098172 image/jpeg 3267569 2025-07-21T03:31:12.060203 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia