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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lazarus-press/the-devil-in-the-19th-century?ref=section-homepage-featured-project

Secret societies, dark rituals, devil-worshipping Freemasons, the Antipope (an American, to boot!), a mysterious young woman rumoured to have been fathered by Lucifer himself… and the Catholic doctor ready to expose them all to the world.

Forgotten today in all but niche academic circles, the 1890s Taxil Hoax fooled the Vatican, enraged the Freemasons and captivated French readers.

The witness account that started it all – purportedly written by “Doctor Bataille” – was published as a series of pamphlets from 1892 to 1897 under the title Le Diable au XIXe Siècle.

Part travel journal and part investigative report, filled with carefully transcribed rituals and a rich cast of shady characters, it is a thrilling, lurid and sensationalist read.

There has never been an English translation… until now.

Hi, my name is Aurélie, I’m your translator and I need your help to rescue history!

I first fell in love with the smell of archives, old books and lost stories during my PhD at Oxford University. But no story has ever captivated me quite like the Taxil Hoax.

How could one man pull off a prank on this scale? Convince the Vatican that Luciferian Freemasons are real and plotting world domination?

I knew if I wanted answers, I had to go straight to the source.

I hunted Le Diable, doing dark deals with archivists across France until I tracked down an original copy.

Eight months of writing and a bottomless supply of coffee later, I finally had it in my hand (well, technically on my laptop): the first English translation of the first volume of Le Diable au XIXe Siècle.

Now the Devil and I need you!

Back this Project and help me turn Volume 1 of The Devil in the 19th Century into beautiful books.

As of August 10th, this project has raised $84,000 of their $3,826 goal. This project has 6 days left to raise as much as it can. For a pledge of $39, you will get one softcover book.  For a pledge of $64, you will get one hardcover book.  To learn more and to pledge money, go to: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lazarus-press/the-devil-in-the-19th-century?

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