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OCLC. 52565525. Les Liaisons dangereuses ( French: [le ljɛzɔ̃ dɑ̃ʒ (ə)ʁøz]; English: Dangerous Liaisons) is a French epistolary novel by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, first published in four volumes by Durand Neveu from March 23, 1782. It is the story of the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, two amoral lovers-turned-rivals ...
Broken windows theory. In criminology, the broken windows theory states that visible signs of crime, antisocial behavior and civil disorder create an urban environment that encourages further crime and disorder, including serious crimes. [ 1] The theory suggests that policing methods that target minor crimes, such as vandalism, loitering ...
Kristallnacht (German pronunciation: [kʁɪsˈtalnaχt] ⓘ lit. ' crystal night ') or the Night of Broken Glass, also called the November pogrom(s) (German: Novemberpogrome, pronounced [noˈvɛm.bɐ.poˌɡʁoːmə] ⓘ), [1] [2] [3] was a pogrom against Jews carried out by the Nazi Party's Sturmabteilung (SA) and Schutzstaffel (SS) paramilitary forces along with some participation from the ...
Sir Richard Francis Burton KCMG FRGS (/ ˈ b ɜːr t ən /; 19 March 1821 – 20 October 1890) was a British explorer, writer, orientalist scholar, [1] and soldier. He was famed for his travels and explorations in Asia, Africa, and South America, as well as his extraordinary knowledge of languages and cultures.
Word count = 1,267,069. In Search of Lost Time ( French: À la recherche du temps perdu ), first translated into English as Remembrance of Things Past, and sometimes referred to in French as La Recherche ( The Search ), is a novel in seven volumes by French author Marcel Proust. This early 20th-century work is his most prominent, known both for ...
The video for "Walking on Broken Glass", showing Lennox. Directed by British director Sophie Muller, the music video for "Walking on Broken Glass" is based in part on the 1988 film Dangerous Liaisons, and on period films dealing with the late 18th century, such as Amadeus. John Malkovich, who starred in the former film, is joined by Hugh Laurie ...
Monday's magnitude 4.4 earthquake centered four miles northeast of downtown Los Angeles was modest but packed quite a jolt. Although no major damage was reported, experts say the temblor was in ...
The cover is purple, with green pieces of broken glass. The glass is shaped to form the symbols of the Cahill branches - Tomas, Janus, Ekaterina, Lucian, and Madrigal. However, at the end of the book, a note is attached that reads: "Sirs, The time has come to wake the dragon. X." The letter also has the Ekaterina branch symbol, which is a dragon.