Little Demon in the City of Light A True Story of Murder and Mesmerism in Belle Epoque Paris

Name: Little Demon in the City of Light A True Story of Murder and Mesmerism in Belle Epoque Paris
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ISBN: 9780385536035

ISBN-10: 0385536038

ISBN-13: 9780385536035

Edition: 2014

Authors: Steven Levingston

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The thrilling—and so wonderfully French—story of a gruesome 1889 murder of a lascivious court official by a ruthless con man and his pliant mistress, an international manhunt, a sensational trial, and an inquiry into the limits of hypnotic power.In France at the end of the nineteenth century a great debate raged over the question of whether someone could be hypnotically compelled to commit a crime in violation of his or her moral convictions. When Alexandre-Toussaint Gouffé entered a Parisian building at 3 rue Tronson Ducoudray for what he thought would be a delightful assignation with the comely young Gabrielle Bompard, only to be murdered—hanged!—by her and her ruthless companion Michel…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 2/25/2014
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 352
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English