Isaac René Guy le Chapelier his assets. He was arrested, and guillotined in Paris on the same day as Guillaume-Chrétien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes. He is a character in Rafael Sabatini's historical novels "Scaramouche" (1921) and "Scaramouche the King-Maker" (1931). Isaac René Guy le Chapelier Isaac René Guy Le Chapelier (12 June 1754 – 22 April 1794) was a French jurist and politician of the Revolutionary period. He was born at Rennes in Brittany, where his father was "bâtonnier" of the corporation of lawyers, a title equivalent to President of the Bar. He entered the law profession, and was a noted orator. In 1789 he
The Boy Who Saw True (book) The Boy Who Saw True (book) The Boy Who Saw True (originally published Neville Spearman, 1953, with an introduction, afterword and notes by Cyril Scott) is the allegedly true diary of a young Victorian boy with clairvoyant gifts. Born with unusual talents, the anonymous author could apparently see auras and spirits, yet failed to realise that other people were not similarly gifted. "In consequence he was misunderstood, and had to suffer many indignities." Noted English composer Cyril Scott describes the diary in the book's introduction as "a highly diverting and important human document. The document is of interest in that