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Little demon in the city of light, a true story of murder and mesmerism in Belle Epoque Paris, Steven Levingston

Label
Little demon in the city of light, a true story of murder and mesmerism in Belle Epoque Paris, Steven Levingston
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references
Illustrations
platesillustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Little demon in the city of light
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
846544744
Responsibility statement
Steven Levingston
Sub title
a true story of murder and mesmerism in Belle Epoque Paris
Summary
Documents the brutal 1889 murder of a lascivious court official by a ruthless con man and his pliant mistress, tracing the ensuing manhunt and sensational trial against period debates about whether someone could be hypnotically compelled to commit crimes
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