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Léo Taxil
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French writer (1854–1907)

Also known as: Marie Joseph Gabriel Antoine Jogand-Pagès, Лео Таксиль, ليو تاكسيل, 레오 탁실, 尼歐·塔克希爾, Мари Жозеф Габриэль Антуан Жоган-Пажес

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Known works

  • Les livres secrets des confesseurs dévoilés aux pères de famille (1884)
  • La vie de Jésus
  • La prostitution contemporaine (1884)
  • Le diable au XIXe siècle
  • Zabavnoe evangelie, ili, zhiznʹ Iisusa