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
Volume 2
Volume 3
Letters
11/1/1819: Letter from Moreau
11/30/1819: Letter from Lucifer
9/1818-1/1819: Letters to Moreau