{"product_id":"aldous-huxleys-the-devils-of-loudon-heron-c1970","title":"Aldous Huxley's The Devils of Loudon - Heron, c.1970","description":"\u003cbr\u003eTitle: The Devils of Loudon \u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Aldous Huxley\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Heron Books\u003cbr\u003ePublication Date: Undated\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardcover, English\u003cbr\u003eCondition: This book is in good condition for its age with minor wear.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c!-- split --\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003eReader's note\u003c\/h2\u003eAldous Huxley's The Devils of Loudun (1952) is a historical account of a 17th-century French scandal where nuns in a convent, led by their prioress, claimed demonic possession, accusing the charismatic local priest, Urbain Grandier, of bewitching them. Huxley details the mass hysteria, public exorcisms, political machinations involving Cardinal Richelieu, and the eventual torture and burning of Grandier, exploring themes of religious fanaticism, sexual repression, power, and the human capacity for self-deception and obsession, presenting it as a true story of the absurd and tragic sides of the human condition. ","brand":"Country House Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55966583062907,"sku":"10685725","price":8.81,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2458\/8207\/files\/orig_492488_jpg.jpg?v=1765212864","url":"https:\/\/countryhouselibrary.co.uk\/products\/aldous-huxleys-the-devils-of-loudon-heron-c1970","provider":"Country House Library ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}