For the Guardian, John Mullan named ten of the best lotharios in literature.One character on the list:
ValmontRead about another lothario on Mullan's list.
Even more Satanic than Lovelace, whom he clearly imitates, the Vicomte de Valmont, in Les Liaisons dangereuses by Choderlos de Laclos, is a dedicated sensualist who sets out to seduce the virtuous Madame de Tourvel, whose husband is away on a court case. Everyone ends up corrupted.
--Marshal Zeringue
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