Urbain Grandier and the Devils of Loudon: A Play in Four Acts

by Alexandre Dumas, Frank J Morlock (Translator)

Overview

Set in 1634 France, this play tells the story of demonic possession and religious prosecution. Father Urbain Grandier is accused of witchcraft and promiscuous behavior against the nuns. Grandier appears to have genuine psychic powers, but he is innocent of his other supposed crimes. Ultimately, he's brought to trial. One of Dumas's most intense psychodramas.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781434457738
Publisher:	Borgo Press
Publication date:	12/10/2009
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.51(d)

About the Author

One of the most widely read French authors famed for his historical fiction of high adventure, Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) wrote more than a hundred plays and novels, including the famous Three Musketeers trilogy, The Count of Monte Cristo, and The Man in the Iron Mask. His books have been translated into more than 100 languages.