A love affair between a young man and an older noblewoman. D'Aurevilly was, according to Paul Bourget, a dreamer with an exquisite vision. What Never Dies, translated by Oscar Wilde while he was in exile in Paris, introduces us to Camilla, daughter o...
With its six trenchant tales of perverse love, Diaboliques proved so scandalous on its original appearance in 1874 that it was declared a danger to public morality and seized on the grounds of blasphemy and obscenity. More shocking in our day is h...