num_pages: 323
description: A recreation of the Bluebeard story which follows a French Army captain, executed in Brittany in 1440. The list of his crimes include witchcraft, heresy, sacrilege, sorcery, the evocations of demons and the practice of unnatural crime against children, ending with their murder for his delight.
language: English
title: The Life and Death of My Lord Gilles de Rais
titlecomplete: The Life and Death of My Lord Gilles de Rais
characters: Gilles de Rais, Jeanne d'Arc
genres: Historical, Historical Fiction, Crime, Literature, Horror, Fiction, France
ratings_count: 85
places: France
publisher: Abacus Books (London)