With its blending of dark eroticism and ethical nihilism, Eugenie de Franval is arguably one of the Marquis de Sade’s most shocking stories. The story is an unsettling philosophical experiment, a tale of sexual experimentation taken to its extreme. Sade’s … Continue reading →
Written in his Bastille cell in the years between 120 Days of Sodom and Justine, this is the first English translation of Marquis de Sade’s collection of short works, Stories, Tales, and Fables. Essential reading for all Sade devotees, Stories, … Continue reading →
A Judge Deceived is a novella written by the Marquis de Sade while he was a prisoner in the Bastille, but which was never published during his lifetime. It was first published in 1926 in his short story collection, Stories, Tales and … Continue reading →
The Marquis de Sade’s Some Thoughts on the Novel, written in 1800 while he was a prisoner in the Bastille, shows that the author of 120 Days of Sodom, Justine, Juliette and Philosophy in the Bedroom, was not only a … Continue reading →
The Marquis de Sade’s The Self-Made Cuckold, translated from the French by R J Dent, is a rare work sans the notorious content Sade is infamous for. Indeed, it contains no savagely violent orgies nor flagellation. This little gem is — … Continue reading →
Did the notorious author of Justine and The 120 Days of Sodom have a sense of humour? Indeed he did, and this story shows a side of Sade few have seen. Here is a witty, libertine tale, free of flagellation and sexual perversion. Instead, … Continue reading →
