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"The Original Blue-Beard - The History of Gilles De Retz" is Thomas Wilson's 1899 biography of Gilles de Rais (1405-1440), a French knight and lord who led the French army and was one of Joan of Arc's companion-in-arms. Rais lived an extravagant life and even dabbled in the occult... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

""Blue-Beard: A Contribution To History And Folk-Lore"" is a book written by Thomas Wilson. The book is a historical and folkloric analysis of the infamous French folktale of Bluebeard. Wilson explores the origins of the story, its various versions and adaptations throughout... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Blue-Beard: A Contribution To History And Folk-Lore is a book written by Thomas Wilson. The book is an exploration of the history and folklore surrounding the infamous character of Bluebeard. The author delves into the origins of the Bluebeard legend, tracing its roots back to... Read Full Overview

Being The History Of Gilles De Retz, Of Brittany, France, Who Was Executed At Nantes In 1440 A.D. And Who Was The Original Of Blue-Beard In The Tales Of Mother Goose. This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a... Read Full Overview

As outspoken in his day as Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens are today, American freethinker and author ROBERT GREEN INGERSOLL (1833-1899) was a notorious radical whose uncompromising views on religion and slavery (they were bad, in his opinion), women's suffrage (a good... Read Full Overview

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this... Read Full Overview

""Blue-Beard: A Contribution To History And Folk-Lore"" by Thomas Wilson is a book that delves into the history and folklore surrounding the infamous character of Blue-Beard. The book examines the origins of the Blue-Beard story, tracing its roots back to ancient mythology and... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Being the History of Gilles de Retz of Brittany, France, who was Executed at Nantes in 1440 AD and who was the Original of Blue-Beard in the Tales of Mother Goose. First published in 1899, with five illustrations in black and white. The author, Thomas Wilson, was Curator of the... Read Full Overview