An English translation of Berbiguier’s Les farfadets. All three books are currently roughly translated, and are being cleaned up for readability, sense, and annotations. The blog entries will have more local color and commentary than will make it into the final book. Read along with us!
Volume 1
Complete text (work in progress)
Front Matter, Forward
Preamble (part 1)
Preamble (part 2), collected supernatural references
Preamble (part 3), M.B.’s purpose, a call to action
1. Introduction
2. Infernal Court
3. Some details of the powers given to goblins
4. My persecutions begin, a game of tarot
5. Events occurring after tarot
6. The extraordinary events that followed
7. Amazing events, apparition of Jesus Christ
8. New miracles
9. Description of Paradise
10. Description of the Last Judgment
11. Interview with the Two Sibyls
12. A jubilee is announced
13. Leaving Avignon
14. My return to Avignon
15. Effects of advice and magic wand
16. Consultation, change of garden
17. Treachery of Bouge and Nicolas
18. Other spells used by my enemies
19. Paris; my uncle’s trial
20. My uncle’s death
21. The conduct of relatives; Moreau
22. I meet another magician
23. Ministers bring comfort
24. Uncle’s will; avoiding a trial
25. Consultation with Pinel
26. My Sober Life
27. Same Resolutions, Same Torments
28. New Persecutions (and Prieur)
29. Prieur confides in me
30. New admissions from Etienne
31. Doubt about Etienne’s Methods
32. Unpersuaded by Ironic Responses
33. Painful night, firm words
34. Phenomena in the sky
35. Disturbances at night
36. Stern words for goblins
37. The letter to Cazin
Volume 2
Stray Thoughts
Volume 3
71.1. Documents: Preamble
71.2. Letters to Moreau
71.3. Letters to Etienne
71.4. Letters to Lomini
71.5. Letters to Amiens Seminary
71.6. To the Sr. Mr. Prieur
71.7. Letters to Chaix
71.8. Letters to Bascou & Baptiste Prieur
71.9. Letters to Jacques Prieur
71.10. Letters to Nicolas, Bouge, Cazin
71.11. Letters to Lawyers
71.12. Some Additional Letters
72. Conclusion
Letters
– Etienne to Cazin 12/20/1817 (?)
– Etienne to Cazin 1/2/1818
To Mr. Prieur, RPh 2/6/1818
To Mr. Frontin 2/11/1818
To Mr. Prieur, RPh 3/3/1818
To Mr. Prieur, RPh 3/5/1818
To Mr. Prieur, RPh 3/7/1818
To Mr. Prieur, RPh 3/8/1818
– From Pinchichi 3/18/1818(?)
– eight days… 3/30/1818
– From Rhotomago 4/5/1818(?)
To Mr. C–, Advoc. 4/15/1818 (?)
– From Mr C–, Advoc 4/18/1818
To Chaix 4/22/1818
To Mr. C–, Notary 5/6/1818
To Chaix 5/12/1818
To Mr. J–, Advoc 5/16/1818
To Chaix 5/18/1818
To Abbot Bascou 5/18/1818
To Etienne 5/19/1818
To Mr. J–, Advoc 5/21/1818
– Etienne to M.B. 5/24/1818 (?)
– From Mr. G–, Advoc 5/25/1818
To Etienne 5/30/1818
To Mr. Y–, Notary 5/30/1818
To Mr. C–, Notary 5/30/1818
To Mr. de L–, Advoc 6/5/1818 (?)
To Mr. C–, Advoc 6/9/1818 (?)
To Mr. C–, Notary 6/11/1818
To Mr. J–, Advoc. 6/12/1818
To Lomini 6/16/1818
– From Mr. de S–, Advoc 6/16/1818
– From Lomini 6/17/1818
To Chaix 6/17/1818
To Lomini 6/18/1818
To Mr. de S–, Advoc 6/19/1818
To Lomini 6/21/1818
To Etienne 6/23/1818
– Etienne to M.B. 6/25/1818
– From Mr. de L–, Advoc 6/25/1818
To Etienne 6/27/1818
To Mr. de L–, Advoc 6/29/1818
– Etienne to M.B. 7/7/1818
To Etienne 7/9/1818
To Saint-Roch 7/10/1818
To Chaix 7/25/1818
To Amiens Seminary 8/11/1818
– From Amiens Seminary 8/16/1818
To Amiens Seminary 8/18/1818
To Mr. J–, Advoc 8/18/1818
– From Amiens Seminary 8/23/1818
To Baptiste 8/27/1818
– From Mr. J–, Advoc 8/27/1818
– From Saint-Roch 9/1/1818
To Baptiste 9/3/1818
To Amiens Seminary 9/4/1818
To Mr J–, Advoc 9/5/1818
To Mr. Prieur Sr. 9/6/1818
To Moreau 9/16/1818
To Moreau 9/23/1818
– Etienne to M.B. 9/23/1818
To Mr. J–, Advoc 9/25/1818
To Mr. Prieur, RPh 9/28/1818
– Etienne to M.B. 10/1/1818(?)
To Nicolas & Bouges 10/1/1818
To Mr. Prieur Sr. 10/3/1818
To Mr. J–, Advoc 10/3/1818
– From Mr. J–, Advoc 10/3/1818
To Mr. J–, Advoc 10/5/1818
To Mr. J–, Notary 10/5/1818
To Mr. de L–, Advoc 10/8/1818
To Mr. Prieur Sr. 10/11/1818
– From Mr. de L–, Advoc 10/12/1818
To Cazin 10/18/1818
– Etienne to M.B 10/22/1818
To Mr. Prieur Sr. 10/28/1818 (unrecorded)
To the Mayor of Moulin 11/1/1818
To all involved lawyers 11/2/1818
– From Cazin 11/4/1818
To Moreau 11/10/1818
– From Mr. Y–, Notary 11/30/1818
To Cazin 11/13/1818
To Moreau 11/16/1818
– From Cazin 11/17/1818
To Moreau 12/4/1818
To Moreau 12/9/1818
To Moreau 12/18/1818
To Mr. Prieur Sr. 12/19/1818
– From Mme. Prieur 12/21/1818
To Moreau 1/6/1819
– From Lomini 3/26/1819
– Moreau & Vandeval, to M.B. 11/1/1819(?)
– Lucifer, to M.B. 11/30/1819(?)