Monsters of the Gevaudan

In 1764 a peasant girl was killed and partially eaten while tending sheep. Eventually, over a hundred victims fell prey to a mysterious creature whose deadly efficiency mesmerized Europe. Monsters of the Gevaudan revisits this spellbinding tale and offers the definitive explanation for its mythic status in French folklore. Monsters of the Gevaudan

READERSHIP: General (US: Trade)

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ISBN-10: 0674047168
ISBN-13: 9780674047167
Author: Smith, Jay M. /
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: March 2011
Format: Hardback
Language: English
Dimensions: 237 x 163 x 30 mm
Weight: 772 g Pages: 392 pages, 25 halftones, 3 maps pages
Title: Monsters of the Gevaudan

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