La Bible amusante
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| Author | Léo Taxil |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Frid'rick |
| Language | French |
| Subject | Religion |
| Genre | Humour |
| Publisher | Libraire anticléricale |
Publication date | 1882 |
| Publication place | France |
| Pages | 400 |
| OCLC | 15011914 |
| Preceded by | Calotte et calotins, histoire illustrée di clergé et des congrégations |
| Followed by | L'empoisonneur Léon XIII et les cinq millions du chanoine |
La Bible amusante pour les grands et les enfants (The Amusing Bible for Grown-ups and Children) was a book by Léo Taxil with illustrations by Frid'rick published in 1882 by Libraire anticléricale, in which he pointed out what he considered to be inconsistencies, errors and false beliefs.[1] At the time of publication the author was accused of irreverently mocking the Bible.[2] The Times called for the book to be suppressed.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Marsh, Joss (1998). Word crimes: blasphemy, culture, and literature in nineteenth-century England. University of Chicago Press. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-226-50691-3.
- ^ "London Town Talk". The Star. Christchurch, New Zealand. 16 May 1881. Retrieved 4 November 2009.
- ^ Herrick, Jim (1982). Vision and realism: a hundred years of the Freethinker. G.W. Foote. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-9508243-0-7.
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