| Description |
xix, 294 pages ; 20 cm. |
| Series |
Penguin classics |
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Penguin classics.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"Chilling real-life accounts of witches, from medieval Europe through colonial America from a manual for witch hunters written by King James himself in 1597, to court documents from the Salem witch trials of 1692, to newspaper coverage of a woman stoned to death on the streets of Philadelphia while the Continental Congress met, The Penguin Book of Witches is a treasury of historical accounts of accused witches that sheds light on the reality behind the legends. Bringing to life stories like that of Eunice Cole, tried for attacking a teenage girl with a rock and buried with a stake through her heart; Jane Jacobs, a Bostonian so often accused of witchcraft that she took her tormentors to court on charges of slander; and Increase Mather, an exorcism-performing minister famed for his knowledge of witches, this volume provides a unique tour through the darkest history of English and North American witchcraft."--publisher. |
| Subject |
Witchcraft -- England -- History.
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Witchcraft -- United States -- History.
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| Added Author |
Howe, Katherine, 1977- editor.
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| ISBN |
9780143106180 (pbk.) |
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014310618X (pbk.) |
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