The book is currently out of stock
More about the book
Don Alvaro, a young but wise man, invokes Satan in a goetic-style magical ritual. Upon seeing the young Alvaro, Beelzebub falls in love with him and assumes the appearance of a beautiful young woman. In the journey that unfolds, Satan, disguised as a woman, tries to seduce Alvaro who rejects his advances lest he lose his precious virginity. He is unwilling to compromise his honor by sleeping with a woman before they are married, for which he will need his mother's approval.
Book purchase
The Devil in Love, Jacques Cazotte
- Language
- Released
- 2021
- product-detail.submit-box.info.binding
- (Paperback)
We’ll email you as soon as we track it down.
Payment methods
We’re missing your review here.
- Title
- The Devil in Love
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Jacques Cazotte
- Publisher
- Lamp of Trismegistus
- Released
- 2021
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 1631184997
- ISBN13
- 9781631184994
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Fantasy, Classics, France, French Literature, Spanish Literature, Gothic, 18th century, Devils, Deception, illusion
- First published
- 1772
- Original title
- Le diable amoureux
- Rating
- 3.25 out of 5
- Description
- Don Alvaro, a young but wise man, invokes Satan in a goetic-style magical ritual. Upon seeing the young Alvaro, Beelzebub falls in love with him and assumes the appearance of a beautiful young woman. In the journey that unfolds, Satan, disguised as a woman, tries to seduce Alvaro who rejects his advances lest he lose his precious virginity. He is unwilling to compromise his honor by sleeping with a woman before they are married, for which he will need his mother's approval.