Urbain Grandierby Alexandre Dumas, PereCHAPTER IOn Sunday, the 26th of November, 1631, there was great excitement inthe little town of Loudun, especially in the narrow streets which ledto the church of Saint-Pierre in the marketplace, from the gate ofwhich the town was entered by anyone coming from the direction of theabbey of Saint-Jouin-les-Marmes. This excitement was caused by the...