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Set in Paris in the 1780s, REtif de la Bretonne's novel IngEnue Saxancour is a thinly veiled account of his daughter's disastrous marriage to an abusive husband. From the time of her marriage in January 1780, until she left her husband in July 1785, AgnEs REtif suffered continually from severe physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. Published in 1789, REtif's novel scandalized the public with its graphic descriptions of his son-in-law's sexual perversity and brutal violence.
REtif's novel remains shocking even two centuries later and continues to raise disturbing questions...

Inspired by the presumed poison of De Sade's violent and licentious masterworks 'Justine' and 'Juliette', Nicolas-Edme Retif (also known as Retif de la Bretonne) wrote this antidote; a work which morally defends the debauchery therein graphically depicted and shows us that even the most libidinous of lifestyles can have a happy ending.

Enter Cupidonnet and Madeline; siblings with a singular passion for all manner of deed and device. Amongst maids, Marquesses, Lords, and lawyers, the pair will seek pleasures unparalleled and spend profusely therefrom. Front and back, all will saviour the...