Engraving of the Marquis de Sade (1740-1814) Public domain/Mary Evans From his cell in the notorious Bastille prison, the French nobleman Marquis de Sade penned what is arguably the most perverted ...

PARIS (AP) — An original manuscript for the Marquis de Sade’s “The 120 Days of Sodom” has been withdrawn from a Paris auction after the French government declared it a “national treasure” and banned ...

Two hundred and thirty-one years ago this month, King Louis XVI of France lost his head. His execution by guillotine was a precursor of the Reign of Terror, a 10-month period from 1793 to 1794 when ...

The recently opened exhibition Sade, attacking the sun at the Musée d’Orsay in Paris carries an unusual warning - a first tip that this is not your normal cultural experience. “The violent nature of ...

It may not be the most palatable thought, but there's a line that leads from the Marquis de Sade straight to Michael Jackson -- two superfreaks separated by two centuries. One was an original King of ...

The original manuscript of "The 120 Days of Sodom or the School of Libertinage," by French writer Marquis de Sade is on display prior to the auction of the Aristophil Collections, in Paris, Tuesday, ...

This archived news story is available only for your personal, non-commercial use. Information in the story may be outdated or superseded by additional information. Reading or replaying the story in ...