{"product_id":"the-devils-of-loudun-folio-society-639","title":"The Devils of Loudun","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Devils of Loudun by Aldous Huxley. Introduction by Felice Harcourt. 12 B\u0026amp;W illustrations by John Bratby. Bound in red cloth with a cover illustration in black by Bratby. Pale brown endleaves. Red slipcase. 24.1x16cm. 314pp\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAldous Huxley's The Devils of Loudun examines the alleged demonic possessions that convulsed a French convent in the seventeenth century and led to the trial and execution of the priest Urbain Grandier. Religious conviction, sexual suspicion, local hostility and political ambition become dangerously entangled as accusations acquire the authority of public spectacle. Huxley moves beyond the courtroom to consider mysticism, mass suggestion and the uses of institutional power. This unsettling work of historical nonfiction asks how fear can turn private grievances into collective certainty, with devastating consequences for the accused.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Folio Vault","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":55216439460179,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":55421128180051,"sku":null,"price":9.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1085\/2951\/6883\/files\/639.jpg?v=1792531650","url":"https:\/\/thefoliovault.com\/products\/the-devils-of-loudun-folio-society-639","provider":"Folio Vault","version":"1.0","type":"link"}