Devils of Loudon, The

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Huxley tells the strange true story of mass demonic possession and sexual hysteria which took place in the small town of Loudun in France, in the 1600s

A gripping biography by the author of Brave New World

In 1634 Urbain Grandier, a handsome and dissolute priest of the parish of Loudun was tried, tortured and burnt at the stake. He had been found guilty of conspiring with the devil to seduce an entire convent of nuns.

Grandier maintained his innocence to the end but four years after his death the nuns were still being subjected to exorcisms to free them from their demonic bondage. Huxley's vivid account of this bizarre tale of religious and sexual obsession transforms our understanding of the medieval world.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9780099477761
Published: April 2005

Number of pages: 400
Width: 129 mm
Height: 198 mm
Depth: 24 mm

Publisher: Vintage Publishing