The Child of Pleasure
- First published
- 1898
- Reading level
- Plain English
- Price
- Free
About the book
"The Child of Pleasure" by Gabriele D'Annunzio is a novel written in 1889. Andrea Sperelli, a young Roman nobleman and aesthete, lives for art and the pursuit of pleasure. He finds himself caught between two women who represent opposing ideals: Elena Muti, a mysterious femme fatale, and Maria Ferres, pure and fragile. As Andrea attempts to possess both, his "double game" leads him toward inevitable ruin in this cornerstone work of Italian Decadentism.
- Fiction
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #20015. The Child of Pleasure on Wikipedia.
