Author: Steven Levingston
Who would have thought that in the late 19th century in Paris there was a thrilling crime drama that gripped the city. It wasn’t only the defendants who were being tried, but a much bigger principle was at stake. Could a crime be committed under a hypnotic spell, and would that absolve the perpetrator from being convicted ?
The author, Steven Livingston tells a gripping tale set in Belle Epoque Paris. Gabrielle Bompard is a young petite girl who finds herself in the streets of Paris. Michel Eyraud is a middle-aged man who is up to no good. Gabrielle becomes his mistress and together they murder a prosperous acquaintance Toussaint-Augustin Gouffe with the intention of robbing him. They flee Paris and what follows is a very interesting chase — first to find the murder victim and then the culprits. Livingston tells a gripping tale that culminates in a courtroom drama that evokes memories of the O.J. Simpson trial.
The book also uses the storyline to highlight the differing views of the Nancy School and Paris School on the impact of hypnosis on an individual. The Nancy School was a hypnosis centered school of psychotherapy led by Ambroise-Auguste Liébeault and the Paris School was based on the hysteria-centered research of Jean-Martin Charcot at the Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris. Mr Livingston goes to great lengths to present arguments from both sides and emphasizes the importance of the verdict of the murder trial in settling the score on this debate.
Who would have thought that in the late 19th century in Paris there was a thrilling crime drama that gripped the city. It wasn’t only the defendants who were being tried, but a much bigger principle was at stake. Could a crime be committed under a hypnotic spell, and would that absolve the perpetrator from being convicted ?
The author, Steven Livingston tells a gripping tale set in Belle Epoque Paris. Gabrielle Bompard is a young petite girl who finds herself in the streets of Paris. Michel Eyraud is a middle-aged man who is up to no good. Gabrielle becomes his mistress and together they murder a prosperous acquaintance Toussaint-Augustin Gouffe with the intention of robbing him. They flee Paris and what follows is a very interesting chase — first to find the murder victim and then the culprits. Livingston tells a gripping tale that culminates in a courtroom drama that evokes memories of the O.J. Simpson trial.
The book also uses the storyline to highlight the differing views of the Nancy School and Paris School on the impact of hypnosis on an individual. The Nancy School was a hypnosis centered school of psychotherapy led by Ambroise-Auguste Liébeault and the Paris School was based on the hysteria-centered research of Jean-Martin Charcot at the Salpêtrière Hospital in Paris. Mr Livingston goes to great lengths to present arguments from both sides and emphasizes the importance of the verdict of the murder trial in settling the score on this debate.
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