Philosophy in the Boudoir

Or, The Immoral Mentors (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Translated by Joachim Neugroschel
Introduction by Francine Du Plessix-Gray
Illustrated by Tomer Hanuka
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On sale Oct 31, 2006 | 192 Pages | 9780143039013

Philosophy in the Bedroom accounts the lascivious education of a privileged young lady at the dawn of womanhood.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Philosophy in the Bedroom accounts the lascivious education of a privileged young lady at the dawn of womanhood.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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The Marquis de Sade (1740–1814) wrote the first drafts of several of his pornographic novels while in prison, including Justine and 100 Days of Sodom. View titles by Marquis de Sade

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