'I have become whore through kindness and libertine through virtue.' Orphaned and penniless at the age of twelve, the beautiful and devout Justine embarks upon her remarkable odyssey. Her steadfast faith and naive trust in everyone she meets destine her from the outset for sexual exploitation a
The Misfortunes of Virtue and Other Early Tales (Oxford World’s Classics)
✍ Scribed by Sade, Marquis de; David Coward
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Year
- 1992;1999
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 213 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780192836953
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