Les liaisons dangereuses, volume 2 (of 2)
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Original author: Choderlos de Laclos
"Les liaisons dangereuses, volume 2 (of 2)" by Choderlos de Laclos is a French epistolary novel published in 1782. Two manipulative aristocrats, the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, pursue elaborate schemes of seduction and revenge against innocent victims. Their dangerous game of betrayal escalates as they turn against each other, leading to devastating consequences for all involved. Written through fictional letters, this scandalous work explores corruption among the French nobility and remains celebrated for its psychological depth and moral complexity.
Les liaisons dangereuses, volume 2 (of 2), by Choderlos de Laclos. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #69913.
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29 Chapters
- 1.Front Matter792 words
- 2.Chapter CLXVI: M. Bertrand to Madame de Rosemonde 5511,312 words
- 3.Chapter I: CANNOT conceal from you how grieved I have been to hear from Valmont492 words
- 4.Chapter I: CAN gather nothing from your letter, except the pain it causes me554 words
- 5.Chapter I: BEG you, Monsieur, to be so kind as to return me the key which you362 words
- 6.Chapter I: WILL wager that since your adventure, you have been daily expecting9,746 words
- 7.Chapter I: WAS more grieved at your departure, my fairest dear, than surprised10,272 words
- 8.Chapter I: HAVE only this instant received, my dearest fair, your letter of the342 words
- 9.Chapter I: THINK I ought to warn you, Vicomte, that they are beginning to busy6,876 words
- 10.Chapter I: HAVE not the honour of being known to you, Monsieur: but I know of434 words
- 11.Chapter I: HAVE received your letter, my too youthful friend; but, before I850 words
- 12.Chapter I: HAD hoped, my amiable daughter, to be able at last to calm your859 words
- 13.Chapter I: HAVE had the honour of receiving your letter, M. le Vicomte; and5,085 words
- 14.Chapter I: SHOULD have replied to you before, my amiable child, if the fatigue1,441 words
- 15.Chapter I: ONLY received yesterday, Madame, your tardy reply. It would have5,900 words
- 16.Chapter I: AM endeavouring to write to you, without yet knowing if I shall2,242 words
- 17.Chapter I: INSIST, my charming friend: no, I am not in love, and it is not my5,874 words
- 18.Chapter I: AM sure you will be as grieved as I am, my worthy friend, to learn of1,647 words
- 19.Chapter I: HAD hoped yesterday, almost all day, my revered friend, to be able1,905 words
- 20.Chapter I: DO not suppose, Marquise, that you deem me so inexperienced as to1,876 words
- 21.Chapter I: ANSWER your letter at once, and I will try to be clear; a thing which666 words
- 22.Chapter I: HAVE called upon you twice, my dear Chevalier: but, since you2,801 words
- 23.Chapter I: WRITE to you from the chamber of your unhappy friend, whose state has1,227 words
- 24.Chapter M: Bertrand to Madame De Rosemonde630 words
- 25.Chapter I: HAVE this moment received your letter, my dear Bertrand, and learn263 words
- 26.Chapter I: KNOW you are already acquainted, my dear and revered friend, with the1,109 words
- 27.Chapter M: Bertrand to Madame De Rosemonde237 words
- 28.Chapter I: HAVE the honour to inform you that this morning, in the corridors of2,109 words
- 29.Chapter I: MOVE, my dear friend, from surprise to surprise and from sorrow4,554 words