About Les Liaisons Dangereuses “Indeed, if to be in love is not to be able to live without possessing that person one desires, to sacrifice to her one's time, one's pleasures, one's life, then I am really in love.” Les Liaisons Dangereuses is a novel by French author Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, first published in 1782. This edition features the 1812 English translation by Thomas Moore. Published shortly before the French Revolution, this celebrated work paints a picture of the corruption and depravity of the aristocracy. Two rivals and former lovers – the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont – play a cruel game, using seduction to exploit and manipulate their chosen victims, with unexpected consequences. A thrilling literary classic, and an unmissable read.