City of Wisdom and Blood: Fortunes of France: Volume 2

by Robert Merle

Book Overview

Montpellier in 1566 is one of the greatest seats of learning of the age, a cradle of Renaissance humanism. But even this proud city of philosophers is not safe from the menaces that endanger the peace of France--the city militia are struggling to contend with the lawlessness and religious hatred that threaten to tear the whole country in two. Only fools walk the streets at night unarmed, while a profession of faith in the wrong company can lead to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1782271244
• ISBN13: 9781782271246
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Pushkin Press
• Length: 576 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.1" x 7.8"