DANGEROUS CONNECTIONS Part 1 - Dangerous Connections by Choderlos de Laclos - Full Audiobook

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Dangerous Connections by Choderlos de LACLOS (1741 - 1803) - PART 1 of the unabridged audiobook. Everyone probably has Glenn Close and John Malkovich in mind, but for those who have not seen the movie Dangerous Liaisons, this epistolary fiction describes how a young girl, Cécile de Voanges, walks on the road to perdition, and is just a toy in the Vicomte de Valmont's and the Comtesse de Merteuil's hands. Originally titled, Les Liaisons dangereuses (Dangerous Liaisons), this a French epistolary novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, first published in four volumes by Durand Neveu from March 23, 1782. It is the story of the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, two rivals (and ex-lovers) who use sex as a weapon to humiliate and degrade others, all the while enjoying their cruel games. It has been claimed to depict the decadence of the French aristocracy shortly before the French Revolution, thereby exposing the perversions of the so-called Ancien Régime. As an epistolary novel, the book is composed entirely of letters written by the various characters to each other. In particular, the letters between Valmont and the Marquise drive the plot, with those of other characters serving as illustrations to give the story its depth. It is often claimed to be the source of the saying "Revenge is a dish best served cold", a paraphrased translation of "La vengeance est un plat qui se mange froid" (more literally, "Revenge is a dish that is eaten cold"). However, the expression does not actually occur in the original novel in any form. (Adapted from Wikipedia) Readers: Narrator, Mme de Volanges: Nadine Eckert-Boulet Cécile de Volanges: Saab Marquise de Merteuil: Availle Vicomte de Valmont: Martin Geeson Présidente de Tourvel: Elizabeth Klett Chevalier de Danceny: Max Körlinge Maréchale de **: Lucy Perry Madame de Rosemonde: Rhonda Federman Azolan, Monsieur Bertrand: ToddHW Comte de Gercourt: Nolan Fout Père Anselme: Szindbad Anonymous: David Lawrence Editors: Phil Chenevert and Nadine Eckert-Boulet Time Chapter 0:00:00 Introduction and dramatis personae 0:14:33 Letters 01 to 05 0:41:59 Letters 06 to 10 1:15:38 Letters 11 to 15 1:32:03 Letters 16 to 20 1:51:30 Letters 21 to 25 2:30:26 Letters 26 to 30 2:47:50 Letters 31 to 35 3:20:18 Letters 36 to 39 3:40:45 Letters 40 to 45 4:26:00 Letters 46 to 50 4:47:15 Letters 51 to 55 5:13:24 Letters 56 to 60 5:34:46 Letters 61 to 65 6:07:56 Letters 66 to 70 6:32:02 Letters 71 to 75 7:00:31 Letters 76 to 80 7:58:47 Letters 81 to 84 8:50:47 Letters 85 to 90 Sourced from Librivox.