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.

Author: Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Dedalus
Published: 02/14/2021
Series: Dedalus European Classics
Pages: 254
Weight: 0.5lbs
Size: 7.70h x 4.90w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781909232150
2nd Edition

About the Author
Boyd, Ernest: - Irish man of letters, literary critic, writer and translator. He lives in London.Barbey D'Aurevilly, Juless: - 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.