The Devils of Loudun

Published in 1952, this historical study reconstructs the 1630s affair at Loudun, where Ursuline nuns accused the parish priest Urbain Grandier of witchcraft and demonic possession. Huxley follows Grandier's local enemies, the political interest of Richelieu's agents, the public exorcisms, and the priest's trial and execution, then turns to later mystics who inherited the convent's atmosphere. He pauses to discuss possession, confession, and the uses of power in church and state. The book is narrative history mixed with essays on psychology and faith, not a novel and not a demonological manual.

Bound in dark red cloth image blocked in black on cover and spine. Red-orange slipcase. Yellow page tops.