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LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES OU Lettres recueillies dans une Société et publiées pour l’instruction de quelques autres
INTRODUCTION
AVERTISSEMENT DE L’ÉDITEUR
PRÉFACE DU RÉDACTEUR
LETTRE PREMIÈRE
LETTRE II
LETTRE III
LETTRE IV
LETTRE V
LETTRE VI
Set against the glittering yet morally brittle salons of pre‑revolutionary France, the story unfolds through a series of intimate letters exchanged by the era’s most cunning aristocrats. A brilliant, seductive widow and a rakish, charismatic lieutenant engage in a calculated game of manipulation, using wit and charm to test the limits of desire and power. Their correspondence reveals a world where reputation is a weapon and every flirtation hides a deeper scheme.
As the intrigue spreads, unsuspecting lovers and innocent acquaintances become unwitting pieces on a chessboard of revenge and ambition. Through sharp dialogue and razor‑thin observation, the narrative exposes the fragile veneer of civility that masks ruthless ambition. Listeners will be drawn into a tense dance of flirtation, betrayal, and the perilous art of social conquest, all rendered in the elegant, epistolary style that makes the tale feel like a whispered secret from a bygone aristocratic circle.
Full title
Les liaisons dangereuses Lettres recueillies dans une Société et publiées pour l'instruction de quelques autres Lettres recueillies dans une Société et publiées pour l'instruction de quelques autres
Language
fr
Duration
~14 hours (848K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
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/)
Release date
2016-05-05
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1741–1803
Best known for the scandalous and brilliantly sharp Dangerous Liaisons, this French writer built his fame on a single novel that still feels modern in its psychological insight. He also spent much of his life as an artillery officer, moving between military service and literary ambition.
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