Book Rec of the Day 4/10/2007

Let this wicked treat tempt you if you are in the mind for a classic tale. Valmont and his former mistress make a wager. Can Valmont really seduce the virtuous Madame de Tourvel? Valmont is sure he can, but the plan goes awry as he falls for her, and several lives may be ruined over what started as a game. De Laclos’s novel remains as decadent, devious, and timeless two centuries after its writing.

LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES, by Choderlos De Laclos, translated by Douglas Parmée (1782; Oxford University Press, 1999)