Review: The Return of Martin Guerre
User Review - Maria - GoodreadsA work of non-fiction by Natalie Zemon Davis that inspires me to write a story when I write history. If you like mystery and intrigue, you won't be disappointed. If a good love story is something that ... Read full review
Review: The Return of Martin Guerre
User Review - John - GoodreadsThis would be a great introduction to microhistory for the casual non-fiction reader, as long as that reader knew what they were reading. Microhistorians examine one particular moment in time in great ... Read full review
Review: The Return of Martin Guerre
User Review - Emilian Geczi - GoodreadsAn amazing case of impersonation in sixteenth-century rural France. Two accounts by contemporaries have survived through the ages, and this book stitches them into a true-crime story of sorts. The prose is somewhat clunky, but the story itself is great. Read full review
Review: The Return of Martin Guerre
User Review - Grace - GoodreadsSlightly disappointed by this book. I have seen it cited many times as a great example of microhistory - a sub-genre I generally enjoy. However, although very readable, it felt like there was an awful ... Read full review
Review: The Return of Martin Guerre
User Review - Simon - GoodreadsNatalie Zemon Davis' Return of Martin Guerre is a great investigation into the authenticity and plausibility of the infamous 16th century case of stolen identity. Davis begins with an introduction to ... Read full review
Review: The Return of Martin Guerre
User Review - Jan - GoodreadsVery good if you are interested in history. Everything in the book is based on fact and the story is amazing. Read full review
Review: The Return of Martin Guerre
User Review - Suz - GoodreadsRenaissance and early modern europe. Read full review
Review: The Return of Martin Guerre
User Review - Bookworm1858 - GoodreadsDefinitely not the worst book I've had to read for school; an interesting story and fantastic concept. Read full review
Review: The Return of Martin Guerre
User Review - Megan - GoodreadsThis is another book I had to read for my Renaissance and Reformation class. It is about a man in France named Martin Guerre who one day up and left his wife and family and then one day a few years ... Read full review
Review: The Return of Martin Guerre
User Review - David - GoodreadsGreat, great story. I didn't like the scholastic medium and had trouble figuring out the pedigree of some of the information about the storyline. The historical context was the pretext for why this ... Read full review
