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    The Devils of Loudun: A True Story of Demonic Possession
    The Devils of Loudun: A True Story of Demonic Possession
    The Devils of Loudun: A True Story of Demonic Possession
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    The Devils of Loudun: A True Story of Demonic Possession

    Written by Aldous Huxley

    Narrated by Matthew Lloyd Davies

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    In 1632 an entire convent in the small French village of Loudun was apparently possessed by the devil. After a sensational and celebrated trial, the convent's charismatic priest Urban Grandier-accused of spiritually and sexually seducing the nuns in his charge-was convicted of being in league with Satan. Then he was burned at the stake for witchcraft.

    A remarkable true story of religious and sexual obsession, The Devils of Loudon is considered by many to be Brave New World author Aldous Huxley's nonfiction masterpiece.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateAug 15, 2017
    ISBN9781541479555
    The Devils of Loudun: A True Story of Demonic Possession
    Author

    Aldous Huxley

    Aldous Huxley (1894–1963) is the author of the classic novels Brave New World, Island, Eyeless in Gaza, and The Genius and the Goddess, as well as such critically acclaimed nonfiction works as The Perennial Philosophy and The Doors of Perception. Born in Surrey, England, and educated at Oxford, he died in Los Angeles, California.

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    • 3/5
      Not my favorite book. I was more interested in Huxley's thoughts on the events than the actual history.