Justine (book)

Justine was a book written by Marquis de Sade in the 18th century.

It was based on an earlier, less shocking manuscript entitled The Misfortunes of Virtue, which followed a character named Sophie who led a difficult life in which her abusers were rewarded for their sins while she, remaining virtuous to the end, was killed by lightning. The villains were Dalville and Bressac. Sade thought that he had destroyed the only copies of The Misfortunes of Virtue, but Catherine Arouette was able to obtain one and adapted it for a play. (PROSE: The Man in the Velvet Mask)