Asmodeus; or, The Devil on Two Sticks by Alain René Le Sage
"Asmodeus; or, The Devil on Two Sticks" by Alain René Le Sage is a novel first published in 1707. When a young Spanish aristocrat frees the demon Asmodeus from imprisonment in a bottle, the grateful devil repays him with supernatural assistance. Together they embark on pranks and adventures through Madrid, with Asmodeus granting his rescuer the power of flight and the ability to see through rooftops into people's private lives. The novel
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| Author | Le Sage, Alain René, 1668-1747 |
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| Contributor | Janin, Jules Gabriel, 1804-1874 |
| Illustrator | Johannot, Tony, 1803-1852 |
| Translator | Thomas, Joseph |
| Uniform Title | Le diable boiteux. English |
| Title | Asmodeus; or, The Devil on Two Sticks |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Diable_boiteux_(novel) |
| Credits | Produced by Clare Graham and Marc D'Hooghe |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 61.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Madrid (Spain) -- Fiction |
| Subject | French fiction -- Translations into English |
| Subject | Devil -- Fiction |
| Subject | Good and evil -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 51145 |
| Release Date | Feb 8, 2016 |
| Most Recently Updated | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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