Almanach du Diable
Almanach du Diable
A French almanac containing predictions for the years 1737 and 1738 and purported to be published from hell. The book, which was a satire against the Jansenists, was suppressed on account of some over-bold predictions and became very rare. The authorship was ascribed to Quesnel, an ironmonger at Dijon. The Jansenists replied with a pamphlet directed against the Jesuits, which was also suppressed. Entitled Almanac de Dieu and dedicated to M. Carré de Montgeron, it was published in 1738 and claimed satirically to be printed in heaven.
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