The name of the Marquis de Sade is synonymous with the blackest corners of the human soul, a byword for all that is foulest in human conduct. In his bleak, claustrophobic universe, there is no God, no morality, no human affection, and no hope. Power is given to the strong, and t…
Les liaisons dangereuses
by Coward, David, Parmée, Douglas, Laclos, Pierre Choderlos de
The complex moral ambiguities of seduction and revenge make this text one of the most scandalous and controversial novels in European literature. The novel's prime movers, the Vicomte de Valmont and the Marquise de Merteuil, form an unholy alliance and turn seduction into a game.
A day in the country and other stories
by Coward, David, Maupassant, Guy de
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The hotel Waldhaus in the Swiss mountain village of Waltenberg is central to the action of this epic novel, which takes in Europe from the First World War to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
The hotel Waldhaus in the Swiss mountain village of Waltenberg is central to the action of this epic novel, which takes in Europe from the First World War to the collapse of the Soviet Union.
