Selected Letters. Preface by Gilbert Lély. Translated by W.J. Strachan. Edited & with a new introduction by Margaret Crosland, and with an afterword by Jeremy Reed

SADE (Donatien Alphonse François) Marquis de

ISBN 10: 0720608600 / ISBN 13: 9780720608601

Published by London: Peter Owen, 1992

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Wrappers. From the library of the poet David Gascoyne, with the Gascoyne library book-label.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Selected Letters. Preface by Gilbert Lély. Translated by W.J. Strachan. Edited & with a new introduction by Margaret Crosland, and with an afterword by Jeremy Reed
• Publisher: London: Peter Owen
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0720608600
• ISBN 13: 9780720608601
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

First discovered in 1948, these thirty-two letters were written mostly from prison. De Sade appeals to his wife to help in securing his release; he describes his appalling conditions as a prisoner; decries the judiciary; and decries the futility of punishment. The letters give a fascinating insight into the mind of one of literature's most controversial figures.