Return to the Chateau

Once is Never Enough.

Return to the Château (Retour à Roissy) is the 1969 sequel to The Story of O, penned once again by French author Anne Desclos under the pen name Pauline Réage. The book was published by Jean-Jacques Pauvert in France and later translated into English by Richard Seaver, who used the pseudonym Sabine d'Estrée.

The narrative continues the story as O returns to the château to continue exploring her desires. While Return to the Château did not achieve the same level of notoriety as its predecessor, it remains a significant work in the canon of erotic literature, partly due to Réage’s introductory essay, 'A Girl in Love', in which the author, still keeping her true identity a secret, revealed the personal motivations behind her writing.

This is the first edition in English, published in 1971 by Grove Press, with its beautiful gothic-novel–style illustration on the wrapper.

Edition: Grove Press First Edition Hardback, 1st Printing
Year: 1971
Condition: Good vintage condition
Notes: Small tear to head of dust jacket; minor marking to covers.