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The curse of the Marquis de Sade a notorious scoundrel, a mythical manuscript, and the biggest scandal in literary history

"The captivating, deeply reported true story of how one of the most notorious novels ever written-Marquis de Sade's 120 Days of Sodom-landed at the heart of one of the biggest scams in modern literary history. Described as both "one of the most important novels ever written" and "the gospel of evil,...

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Main Author: Warner, Joel, 1978- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Crown, [2023]
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Lhéritier, Gérard.
Sade, > marquis de, > 1740-1814. > 120 journées de Sodome.
Manuscripts, French > Collectors and collecting > Case studies.
Swindlers and swindling > France > Case studies.
Case studies.
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Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: The Prisoner in the Tower
  • Relic of Freedom
  • Par Ballon Monté
  • In the Bosom of Luxury and Plenty
  • Psychopathia Sexualis
  • Rise of an Empire
  • The Tyranny of Lust
  • Reign of the Red Vicomtesse
  • Trouble in Bibliopolis
  • Citizen Sade
  • The Purloined Scroll
  • Erased from the Minds of Men
  • The Grand Bargain
  • The Divine Marquis
  • The Prisoner by the Sea
  • The Black Sale
  • Epilogue : Entombed.

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