Les Diaboliques: The She-Devils

Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly

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In Les Diaboliques there are six tales of female temptresses - she-devils - in which horror and the wild Normandy countryside combine to send a shiver down the spine of the reader. First published in 1874 Les Diaboliques caused an uproar and all copies of the book were seized on the orders of the Ministry of Justice as the book was a danger to public morality. Scandal made the book an immediate success. It is now regarded as a classic and is studied in French schools.

Book Details

Publisher: Dedalus
Publish Date: Feb 14th, 2021
Pages: 254
Language: English
Edition: undefined - 0002
Dimensions: 7.70in - 4.90in - 1.00in - 0.50lb
EAN: 9781909232150
Categories: • Literary• Horror - General• Classics

About the Author

Boyd, Ernest: - Irish man of letters, literary critic, writer and translator. He lives in London.

Barbey d'Aurevilly, Jules: - Barbey D'Aurevilly (1808-1889)gave up the law for literasture and left Normandy for Paris where he led a very dissolute life until he converted to Catholicism. A dandy, literary critic and writer he was one of the most well-known figures of his days. The publication of Les Diaboliques when he was 66 made him famous as a writer and also very rich.

Praise for this book

"This is a celebration of the seven deadly vices, with no counterbalancing interest in the seven cardinal virtues. Even more, it is a celebration of pride, the pride of the ancient aristocracy of evil, that those who have the style to carry off their vices have also the right to do so." --Robert Irwin