The Penguin Book of Witches

Howe, Katherine (Edited by)

ISBN 10: 014310618X / ISBN 13: 9780143106180

Published by Penguin, 2014

About this Item

320 pages. 7.75x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Penguin Book of Witches
• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 014310618X
• ISBN 13: 9780143106180
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Brand New

About this title

Synopsis

A chilling, truly authoritative anthology of 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.

About the Author

Katherine Howe is the New York Times bestselling author of The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane and The House of Velvet and Glass. She is a lecturer in American Studies at Cornell University. She is also a direct descendant of three women accused of witchcraft during the Salem witch trials, one who was hanged and two who survived. Her books have been published around the world in 23 languages to date.