I haven't read that but I have read a few other household books (mostly about the Victorian era tho)
Thanks for the link. :) I will have to buy it.
It is also interesting when you are learning a new language to see how the history pops up.
Like in French:
"quand on parle de loup on en voit la queue"
the exact translation is "when one speaks about the wolf one sees his tail." and is a direct reference to the world's most well-documented cryptid; la bĂȘte du gĂ©vaudan.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beast_of_G%C3%A9vaudan
they use this expression as a "speak of the devil" equivalent.
And speaking of that creature. there is a historical book that was a compilation of the actual gendarmerie reports and historical reference.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/161 ... f_Gevaudan