{"product_id":"9781848705487","title":"Justine: or The Misfortunes of Virtue","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Wordsworth Erotica Collection includes some of\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ethe finest Victorian and Edwardian examples of the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout this book:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJustine\u003c\/em\u003e, the most celebrated\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eof the novels of the Marquis de Sade, was written in three versions. This\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003etranslation is taken from the first version- and unlike the other two is a gem\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eof eighteenth century literature. Widely execrated by de Sade's contemporaries and\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eby modern Mrs Grundys, it is an innovative novel of considerable novel of\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003econsiderable depth and psychological insight.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeserted by her father on his bankruptcy, and the\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003esubsequent death of her mother, the virtuous Justine is thrown onto her own resources.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs she makes her way in the world she is subjected to the most frightful\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ehumiliations- flogging, rape and forced labour, which lead her to believe that\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003evirtue is not its own reward.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wordsworth Editions, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47157632008432,"sku":"9781848705487","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781848705487_p0.jpg?v=1763753998","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781848705487","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}