Dangerous Liaisons
unabridged
First appearing in 1782, Dangerous Liaisons is one of the most scandalous and controversial novels in European literature. The plot unfolds through a series of letters as the two main protagonists, the Vicomte de Valmont and the Marquise de Merteuil, attempt to bring about the seduction of a young woman.
The epistolary nature of the novel gives a multi-faceted perspective of the action, which places the book firmly in the tradition of libertine literature. The notoriety that the novel achieved on its initial publication has ensured its continued popularity, with its wit and style appealing to readers up to the present day.
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Digital ISBN: 978-1-78198-474-1
Cat. no.: NA0591
Produced by: John Foley
Edited by: Andrew Riches
Text: Translation © 1995 Douglas Parmée
Translated by: Douglas Parmée
BISAC: FIC004000
Released: October 23
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Gunnar Cauthery
Gunnar Cauthery trained at RADA. His recent theatre work includes Nachtland at the Young Vic, Dear England at the National Theatre and the West End, Saving Grace at Riverside Studios, All My Sons at the Old Vic, Ravens , Wild Honey and Wonderland at Hampstead Theatre, Mack and Mabel at Chichester, Little Shop of Horrors at the Royal Exchange Theatre and Privacy at the Donmar Warehouse. He has also appeared in This House and The White Guard at the National Theatre. His television work includes Doctor Who , The First Team , Mars , Genius , and The Demon Headmaster . Films include Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny , Eurovision , The Nest , War Horse and Benjamin Dove . Recent radio credits include Home Front and China Towns .
Titles read by Gunnar Cauthery
Titles read by Gunnar Cauthery
The Beetle (unabridged)
Confessions of an English Opium-Eater (unabridged)
Dangerous Liaisons (unabridged)
The Decameron (unabridged)
Faust (abridged)
From Shakespeare – with love (selections)
Hunger (unabridged)
The Letters of Abelard and Heloise (unabridged)
Njáls Saga (unabridged)
The Poetic Edda (unabridged)
Clare Wille
Clare Wille was born in Manchester, studied English Literature at Bristol University and trained at RADA. She was series regular DS Dawson in ITV’s 60s police drama Heartbeat . Other drama credits include Housewife 49 , Coronation Street , Silent Witness , Vera and Victoria . Her work in comedy includes Lovesick on Netflix, Channel 4’s Gameface , Channel 5’s sketch show Swinging and the BBC’s rolling news spoof Broken News . She was Camilla, Prince Charles’s private secretary, in the hit BBC satire W1A . On radio, Clare joined Stephen Mangan in the comedy Elvenquest for Radio 4. She also performed in the radio sketch shows Spats and Watercooler . For Naxos AudioBooks she has recorded Cranford , North and South and Oroonoko .
Titles read by Clare Wille
Titles read by Clare Wille
Cranford (unabridged)
Dangerous Liaisons (unabridged)
A Lady’s Life in the Rocky Mountains (unabridged)
Music & Silence (abridged)
North and South (abridged)
North and South (unabridged)
Oroonoko (unabridged)
The Pleasures of the Garden (selections)
Scenes of Clerical Life (unabridged)
Richenda Carey
Richenda Carey ’s recent theatre credits include Roman Holiday and a tour of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel . Recent feature films include Colonia (The Colony ), Downton Abbey and The Protégé . Her many television credits include Monarch of the Glen , dinnerladies , Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings , Midsomer Murders , The Darling Buds of May , Jeeves and Wooster , as well as Nuts in May and Who’s Who for Mike Leigh. She has worked extensively for BBC Radio, including three seasons for the BBC Radio Repertory Company, and has been in several Doctor Who audio productions.
Titles read by Richenda Carey
Titles read by Richenda Carey
Dangerous Liaisons (unabridged)
Penelope Rawlins
Penelope Rawlins is an Anglo-American multi-award winning narrator. She has narrated over 300 audiobooks and was nominated by Audible for Narrator of the Year. In addition to acting and audiobook narration, Penelope regularly works in animation, video games, radio, audio drama, ELT and dubbing. Known for her authentic children’s voices, she can be heard in Rainbow Rangers (Netflix); Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten (Kartoon Channel), alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger; Ninja Express (CBBC); Uma and Devan Namaste! (Amazon Prime); and in the title role in Mini Wolf .
Titles read by Penelope Rawlins
Titles read by Penelope Rawlins
Daisy Miller (unabridged)
Dangerous Liaisons (unabridged)
The Turn of the Screw (Educational Edition) (unabridged)
The Turn of the Screw (unabridged)
David Timson
David Timson has made over 1,000 broadcasts for BBC Radio Drama. For Naxos AudioBooks he wrote The History of the Theatre , which won an award for most original production from the Spoken Word Publishers Association in 2001. He has also directed for Naxos AudioBooks four Shakespeare plays, including King Richard III (with Kenneth Branagh), which won Best Drama Award from the SWPA in 2001. In 2002 he won the Audio of the Year Award for his reading of A Study in Scarlet . He also reads The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes I , II , III , IV , V , and VI and The Return of Sherlock Holmes I , II , and III , The Hound of the Baskervilles , The Sign of Four , The Valley of Fear , and The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes .
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Titles read by David Timson
1,000 Years of Laughter (unabridged)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – Volume I (unabridged)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – Volume II (unabridged)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – Volume III (unabridged)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – Volume IV (unabridged)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – Volume V (unabridged)
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – Volume VI (unabridged)
Opera Explained – Aida (unabridged)
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (unabridged)
Annals (unabridged)
Arsène Lupin versus Herlock Sholmes (unabridged)
Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar (unabridged)
Life & Works – Johann Sebastian Bach (unabridged)
Opera Explained – The Barber of Seville (unabridged)
Life & Works – Ludwig van Beethoven (unabridged)
Blithe Spirit (unabridged)
Life & Works – Johannes Brahms (unabridged)
The Great Poets – Robert Browning (selections)
Opera Explained – Carmen (unabridged)
The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes – Volume I (unabridged)
The Casebook of Sherlock Holmes – Volume II (unabridged)
Opera Explained – Cavalleria rusticana (unabridged)
The Christmas Collection (unabridged)
Christmas Stories (unabridged)
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Classic Erotic Verse (selections)
The Great Poets – Samuel Taylor Coleridge (selections)
The Compleat Angler (unabridged)
The Confessions of Arsène Lupin (unabridged)
Opera Explained – Così fan tutte (unabridged)
Dangerous Liaisons (unabridged)
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume I (unabridged)
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume II (unabridged)
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume III (unabridged)
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume IV (unabridged)
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume V (unabridged)
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Volume VI (unabridged)
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Volume II: 1664-1666 (unabridged)
The Diary of Samuel Pepys, Volume III: 1667-1669 (unabridged)
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Dombey and Son (unabridged)
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The Forsyte Chronicles, Vol. 3: End of the Chapter (unabridged)
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Poems of the Orient (selections)
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes – Volume I (unabridged)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes – Volume II (unabridged)
The Return of Sherlock Holmes – Volume III (unabridged)
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The Secret History (unabridged)
The Sign of Four (unabridged)
The Essential Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (selections)
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John Foley
John Foley has worked as an actor in theatres throughout the UK and US. He has published reference books and children’s stories, and written and voiced more than 600 scripts for BBC World Service and Radio 4; other radio includes numerous adaptations of works by writers such as Brecht, Ibsen, John Osborne, Alan Bennett and Victoria Wood. He has also produced a number of audiobooks for Naxos AudioBooks and Random House.
Titles read by John Foley
Titles read by John Foley
Armadale (unabridged)
The Beetle (unabridged)
Clarissa, or The History of a Young Lady, Volume 1 (unabridged)
Clarissa, or The History of a Young Lady, Volume 2 (unabridged)
Clarissa, or The History of a Young Lady, Volume 3 (unabridged)
Dangerous Liaisons (unabridged)
Dracula (unabridged)
The Moonstone (unabridged)
No Name (unabridged)