Blue Beard: A Contribution to History and Folklore

by Thomas Wilson

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Hardcover

Published June 1, 1999

About the author

American historian and archeologist.

He was the curator of the division of prehistoric archeology in the national museum of Washington.

Reviews

[Patrick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Besides in the foreword and an appendix the author doesn't really go into the idea that Bluebeard might be based on Gille de Rais. But that part didn't really interest me that much. The author bases the book on direct source material.