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starveall | 22:01 Wed 09th Jan 2008 | Arts & Literature

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Whose linguistic skills were improved by her abduction by a French nobleman?

The Duchess of Malfi

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Could it be Cecile de Volanges who is seduced, rather than abducted, by the Vicomte de Valmont in Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre-Ambrois-Francois Choderlos de Laclos?

He demonstrates some Latin terms to her (if you see what I mean)!

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Thank you for your suggestion: I'm not sure that it's quite what I'm looking for. I think an abduction is definitely required ! But as I have no ideas of my own it's helpful as a springboard to other possibilities.

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