Justine

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Referenced as the Marquis de Sade's most famous novel, with its heroine Justine described as impeccably virtuous but persecuted by aristocratic monsters. Used as a comparison to how Jeanne de Lamotte portrayed herself as an innocent victim.

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Discovered by Lady Byron in her husband's travelling trunk alongside a bottle of laudanum, as she searched for evidence to support a legal separation. The secret possession of this infamous erotic novel is presented as further evidence of Byron's transgressive nature and sexual preoccupations.