| Edition |
First edition |
| Phys Descr |
333 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Summary |
"The thrilling--and so wonderfully French--story of a gruesome 1889 murder of a lascivious court official by a ruthless con man and his pliant mistress, an international manhunt, a sensational trial, and an inquiry into the limits of hypnotic power. In France at the end of the nineteenth century a great debate raged over the question of whether someone could be hypnotically compelled to commit a crime in violation of his or her moral convictions. When Alexandre-Toussaint Gouffe entered a Parisian building at 3 rue Tronson Ducoudray for what he thought would be a delightful assignation with the comely young Gabrielle Bompard, only to be murdered--hanged!--by her and her ruthless companion Michel Eyraud, stuffed in a trunk, and dumped on a riverbank near Lyon, that question became the burning center of an inquiry into the guilt or innocence of a woman the French tabloids dubbed "The Little Demon.""-- Provided by publisher |
| Note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-333) |
| Subject |
Murder -- France -- Paris -- Case studies
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Gouffé, Augustin Toussaint, 1840-1889
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Eyraud, Michel, 1843-1891
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Bompard, Gabrielle, 1868-1920
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Paris (France) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
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| OCLC # |
846544744 |
| ISBN # |
9780385536035 |
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0385536038 |
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