Pierre Choderlos de Laclos' "Dangerous Liaisons" was published in 1782 and was set among the French aristocracy in its dying days, just before the Revolution. It told the story of the Vicomte de Valmont and the Marquise de Merteuil, two conniving nobles who sexually exploit unsuspecting people...
SOURCE: Hartford Courant at 02:44PM on October 17, 2017