The Bewitched

Synopsis

The Bewitched (French: L'Ensorcelée) is an 1852 novel by the French writer Jules Barbey d'Aurevilly. It is set in Normandy in the early 19th century. In the story, a young married woman falls in love with a priest and commits suicide when the infatuation comes to nothing. Her widowed husband, who had been ruined by the French Revolution, then sets out to kill the priest out of jealousy. The novel was the first in a suite of three novels which were set in Normandy and rooted in local folklore and legend. It was serialised in Journal l'Assemblée nationale in 1852 and published as a book in 1854. An English translation by Louise Collier Willcox was published in 1928.

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Details

Type

Book

Release date

January 1, 1852

Created by

Jules Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly

Countries

France