Review: The Return of Martin Guerre
User Review - Dan - GoodreadsFascinating true story of one of the earliest cases of Identity Theft in medieval France. Read full review
Review: The Return of Martin Guerre
User Review - Elizabeth - GoodreadsThe Inventive Peasant Arnaud du Tilh had almost persuaded the learned judges at the Parlement of Toulouse, when on a summer's day in 1560 a man swaggered into the court on a wooden leg, denounced ... Read full review
Review: The Return of Martin Guerre
User Review - James - GoodreadsGreat and a very quick read. Though about one of the greatest impostors ever to walk the earth, it's also about life in southern France at the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. Read full review
Review: The Return of Martin Guerre
User Review - Mike - GoodreadsShort and relatively shallow but interesting enough. Read full review
Review: The Return of Martin Guerre
User Review - Maughn Gregory - GoodreadsAfter showing the movie to my teen-aged daughter, she and I were eager to know more about the real story and this little book provided a splendid microhistory, with religious, cultural, linguistic, and historical detail. Read full review
Review: The Return of Martin Guerre
User Review - Raisu - GoodreadsIdentity theft, 16th century style: Martin Guerre, an affluent farmer, steals something from his father. Disgraced, he runs away, abandoning his wife and children, and isn't heard from again fo nearly ... Read full review
Review: The Return of Martin Guerre
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Review: The Return of Martin Guerre
User Review - Diane - GoodreadsI enjoyed this book. It is an example of a history book that is written in the form of a narrative and is accessible to a popular audience. It is an easy read, is a thankfully short monograph, and ... Read full review
Review: The Return of Martin Guerre
User Review - Patricia - GoodreadsThe book is based on truth with some elements of fiction for a more dramatic effect. It is a good book if you enjoy a good drama, romance, or if you want a basic understanding of French history during the time for which it was written. Read full review
Review: The Return of Martin Guerre
User Review - Gail - GoodreadsNatalie Zemon Davis, a historian, reseached archives to present the amazing story of three peasants in sixteenth century France. Martin Guerre, who abandoned his wife and then reappears seven years ... Read full review
