The Devils of Loudun
By: Aldous Huxley
3.86
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
In 1634 Urbain Grandier, a handsome and dissolute priest of the parish of Loudun was tried, torture…
Want to Read $ 14.99"Preaching is an art, and in this, as in all other arts, the bad performers far outnumber the good."-Aldous Huxley, The Devils of Loudun
"Preaching is an art, and in this, as in all other arts, the bad performers far outnumber the good."-Aldous Huxley, The Devils of Loudun
"To change a vocabulary is easy; to change external circumstances or our own ingrained habits is hard and tiresome."-Aldous Huxley, The Devils of Loudun
"To change a vocabulary is easy; to change external circumstances or our own ingrained habits is hard and tiresome."-Aldous Huxley, The Devils of Loudun
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Format: 372 pages, Hardcover
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4. Concrete Island
By: J.G. Ballard
3.33
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Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
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3.81
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
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8. Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson
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From ancient Egypt through the nineteenth century, Sexual Personae explores the provocative connect… read more
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20. The Devils of Loudun
By: Aldous Huxley
3.86
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
In 1634 Urbain Grandier, a handsome and dissolute priest of the parish of Loudun was tried, torture… read more
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"To change a vocabulary is easy; to change external circumstances or our own ingrained habits is hard and tiresome."-Aldous Huxley, The Devils of Loudun
"A hell, from which one can be saved by a quibble that would carry no weight with a police magistrate, cannot be taken very seriously."-Aldous Huxley, The Devils of Loudun
"No man can concentrate his attention upon evil, or even upon the idea of evil, and remain unaffected. To be more against the devil than for God is exceedingly dangerous."-Aldous Huxley, The Devils of Loudun
21. The Naked Neanderthal: A New Understanding of the Human Creature
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