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Stories, Tales, and Fables – a review by Tom Bowden

Tom Bowden’s review of R J Dent’s English translation of the Marquis de Sade’s Stories, Tales, and Fables, published by Contra Mundum Press.

Book link (Contra Mundum Press): https://www.contramundumpress.com/stories-tales-and-fables

Book link (R J Dent): http://www.rjdent.com/stories-tales-and-fables/

Tom Bowden’s review of Stories, Tales, and Fables: https://www.thebookbeat.com/

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	The Songs of Maldoror (Solar Nocturnal) by Comte de Lautréamont, R.J. Dent (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.13 avg rating — 4,904 ratings — published 1869 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alcaeus: Poems & Fragments by Alcaeus, R.J. Dent (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 3.94 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Songs of Maldoror by Le Comte de Lautreamont (Translator), R.J. Dent (Goodreads Author) 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Celestial Bandit: A Tribute to Isidore Ducasse, the Comte de Lautréamont, Upon the 175th Anniversary of His Birth by Jordan A. Rothacker (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Mark Amerika, Louis Armand 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Screaming at the Window: The Tragic Story of Blanche Monnier, the Prisoner of Poitiers 3.38 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Self-Made Cuckold by Marquis de Sade, R.J. Dent (Goodreads Author) (Translator) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Myth it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moonstone Silhouettes it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deliverance it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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