THE DARK PAGEANT A Novel About Gilles de Rais

Hardback. In the confusion of 15th century France, with the kingdom riven between the King of England, the Duke of Burgandy and the still-uncrowned Dauphin, two romantic figures stand out: the warrior Joan, whose 'voices' led her King to coronation and herself to flames and sainthood, and the glittering Gilles de Rais, Marshal of France, whose dark voices led him to the scaffold and hundreds of little victims to a ghastly death. Joan the Maid is still a heroine to France; Gilles' evil memory gave rise to the terrifying legend of Bluebeard. Here is their story, told through the eyes of Raoul de Saumur, lifelong companion and comrade-in-arms to Gilles. With Principal Characters. 281pp. 8vo. h/back. From the library of true crime writer, Wilfred Gregg, with his personal b/plate. Lightly browned edges o/w Nr. F. in v. sl. sunned Nr. F. dw.