Title: The would-be commoner : a tale of deception, murder, and justice in seventeenth-century France /
Authors: Ravel, Jeffrey S.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin,
Year: 2008
Subjects: La Pivardière, Louis de, Trials, litigation, etc.; Chauvelin, Marguerite Françoise Trials, litigation, etc.; Trials (Murder) France Paris.
Abstract: In the tradition of "The Return of Martin Guerre" comes this dramatic tale of false identity, murder, and bigamy that riveted France during the reign of Louis XIV.
Contents: Becoming a gentleman -- The murder narrative -- Preliminary judgment -- Nobleman, commoner, or impostor? -- Stage plays -- Judicial doubt -- Interrogation -- Verdicts.