The history of the devils of Loudun ; the alleged possession of the Ursuline nuns, and the trial and execution of Urbain Grandier, told by an eye-witness. Translated from the original French, and edited by Edmund Goldsmid.

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The history of the devils of Loudun ; the alleged possession of the Ursuline nuns, and the trial and execution of Urbain Grandier, told by an eye-witness. Translated from the original French, and edited by Edmund Goldsmid. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Edinburgh : Priv. print, 1887-88.

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3 volumes.

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Limited ed. of 275 small paper and 75 large paper copies
Includes facsim. of original title page: La veritable histoire des diables de Loudun, de la possession des religieuses ursulines et de la condamnation d'Urbain Grandier, par Un temoin, Poitiers, J. Thoreau et la veuve Ménier, 1834
Not the same work as Histoire des diables de Loudun (Amsterdam, 1693) of Nicolas Aubin

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This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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