Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have rights to this item. Sign in to continue.TitleThe Devil in the Holy Water, or the Art of Slander from Louis XIV to Napleon.AuthorsHAYNES, CHRISTINEAbstractThe article reviews the book "The Devil in the Holy Water, or the Art of Slander From Louis XIV to Napoleon," by Robert Darnton.SubjectsDEVIL in the Holy Water: Or, the Art of Slander From Louis XIV to Napoleon, The (Book); DARNTON, Robert; LIBEL &; slander; NONFICTION; HISTORYPublicationEighteenth-Century Studies, 2011, Vol 45, Issue 1, p168ISSN0013-2586Publication typeBook ReviewDOI10.1353/ecs.2011.0043