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BL
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631865
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dltt
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| Main Entry
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Smith, Jay M.,1961-
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| Title & Author
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Monsters of the Gevaudan : : the making of a beast /\ Jay M. Smith
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge, Mass. :: Harvard University Press,, 2011
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| Page. NO
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378 p. :: ill. ;; 25 cm
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| ISBN
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9780674047167
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: 0674047168
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| Notes
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leisure reading
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Introduction: The beast and its world -- Sounding the alarm -- Monsters real and imagined -- Digesting defeat -- A star is born -- The perils of publicity -- Heroes and skeptics -- Exaggerated expectations and extraordinary endings -- Narrative echoes past and present -- Conclusion: The beast in history -- Note on place names
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Popular culture-- France-- Gevaudan-- History-- 18th century
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Beast of Gevaudan-- History
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Wolf attacks-- France-- Gevaudan-- History-- 18th century
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Wolves-- France-- Gevaudan, Folklore
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Monsters-- France-- Gevaudan, Folklore
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Narration (Rhetoric)-- Social aspects-- France-- History
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Discourse analysis, Narrative
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Gevaudan (France), Social life and customs, 18th century
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| LC Classification
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DC611.G4S64 2011
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