'To brief stories of lewd monks, ruttish wives and cuckolds, he added longer and darker intrigues in the fashionable Gothic vein. Published as Les Crimes de l'Amour, they show off Sade's literary skills to good effect. They survive admirably in Margaret Crosland's excellent new translation of the five longer narratives.' - TLS 'The Crimes of Love is an atypical selection ... Read moreof work from a man whose example we cite as the prototype of sexual cruelty. Perhaps driven by remorse for having once flagellated working-class women', Sade now becomes a champion (however tarnished) of the female cause, giving women the dominant roles in his fiction and always avenging their lost honour - rape and incest are crimes punishable by death. What is the moral of these delightful stories? Perhaps that even a sadist can feel sad.' - Financial Times 'Sadeologists should be fascinated.' - Daily Telegraph Show Less