The most celebrated of the novels of the notorious immoralist (first published in 1791), focuses on Justine and her sister, Juliette, young orphans who represent the two sides of human nature: virtue and vice. Justine the Virtuous suffers for her goodness; she is robbed, raped, and framed. Her tormentors are never punished; in fact, Justine brings only good fortune to her abusers. 295p. Pap.
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The most celebrated of the novels of the notorious immoralist (first published in 1791), focuses on Justine and her sister, Juliette, young orphans who represent the two sides of human nature: virtue and vice. Justine the Virtuous suffers for her goodness; she is robbed, raped, and framed. Her tormentors are never punished; in fact, Justine brings only good fortune to her abusers. 295p. Pap.