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The Penguin book of witches / edited by Katherine Howe.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Penguin classicsPublisher: New York : Penguin Books, 2014Description: xix, 294 pages ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780143106180
  • 014310618X
Subject(s):
Contents:
Introduction / Katherine Howe -- English antecedents -- Witches in the Bible -- Trial of Ursula Kemp, St. Osyth, England, 1582 -- The discouerie of witchcraft, 1584 / Reginald Scott -- A dialogue concerning witches and witchcraftes, 1593 / George Gifford -- Daemonologie, 1597 / King James I -- A discourse of the damned art of witchcraft, 1608 / William Perkins -- The early colonies -- Joan Wright, Chesapeake Region, Virginia, 1626 -- Jane James, Marblehead, Massachusetts, 1648 -- Ralph and Mary Hall, Setauket, New York, 1665 -- Eunice Cole, Hampton, Massachusetts, Later New Hampshire, 1647-1680 -- Mary Philips, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1659 -- John Godfrey, Haverhill, Massachusetts, 1659-1665 -- Rebecca and Nathaniel Greensmith, Hartford, Connecticut, 1662 -- A tryal of witches, Bury St. Edmunds, England, 1662 -- Katherine Harrison, Weyersfield, Connecticut, and Westchester, New York, 1669 -- Possession of Elizabeth Knapp, Groton, Massachusetts, 1671-1672 -- Rebecca Fowler, Calvert county, Maryland, 1685 -- Goodwife Glover, Boston, Massachusetts, 1688 -- Salem -- Warrant for the apprehension of Sarah Good, and officer's return, Monday, February 29, 1692 -- Warrant for the apprehension of Sarah Osburn and Tituba, and officer's return, Monday, February 29, 1692 -- Examinations of Sarah Good, Sarah Osburn, and Tituba, Tuesday, March 1, 1692 -- Two examinations of Tituba, as recorded, Tuesday, March 1 and Wednesday, March 2, 1692 / Jonathan Corwin -- The suspicion of Martha Cory, Monday, March 21, 1692 -- The accusation of Rebecca Nurse, Thursday, March 24, 1692 -- Warrant for the apprehension of Rachel Clinton, with summons for witnesses, and officer's return, Tuesday, March 29, 1692 -- Deposition of Thomas Knowlton Jr. versus Rachel Clinton -- Bridget Bishop, Tuesday, April 19, 1692 -- The notorious Giles Cory, Tuesday, April 19, 1692 -- Examinations of Abigail Hobbs in prison, Wednesday, April 20, 1692 -- Susannah Martin and her poor reputation, Monday, May 2, 1692 -- Statement of Elizabeth Hubbard versus George Burroughs, Monday, May 9, 1692 -- Establishing the Court of Oyer and Terminer for Suffolk, Essex, and Middlesex Counties, Friday, May 27, 1692 -- Martha Carrier, Queen of Hell, Tuesday, May 31, 1692 -- Statement of Sarah Ingersoll and Ann Andrews regarding Sarah Churchill, June 1, 1692 -- After Salem -- The apology of Samuel Sewall, January 14, 1697 -- The apology of the Salem Jury, 1697 -- More wonders of the invisible world, 1700 / Robert Calef -- A case of poisoning in Albany, New York, 1700 -- A modest enquiry into the nature of witchcraft, 1702 / John Hale -- The trial of Grace Sherwood, Princess Anne County, Virginia, 1705-1706 -- Mob justice in the South, 1712 -- Littleton, Massachusetts, 1720 -- Boston, Massachusetts, 1728 -- New York, New York, 1737, 1741 -- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1787 -- Moll Pitcher, Lynn, Massachusetts, 1738-1813.
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.
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Chilling real-life accounts of witches, from medieval Europe through colonial America, compiled by the New York Times bestselling author of The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane and The Daughters of Temperance Hobbs

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.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction / Katherine Howe -- English antecedents -- Witches in the Bible -- Trial of Ursula Kemp, St. Osyth, England, 1582 -- The discouerie of witchcraft, 1584 / Reginald Scott -- A dialogue concerning witches and witchcraftes, 1593 / George Gifford -- Daemonologie, 1597 / King James I -- A discourse of the damned art of witchcraft, 1608 / William Perkins -- The early colonies -- Joan Wright, Chesapeake Region, Virginia, 1626 -- Jane James, Marblehead, Massachusetts, 1648 -- Ralph and Mary Hall, Setauket, New York, 1665 -- Eunice Cole, Hampton, Massachusetts, Later New Hampshire, 1647-1680 -- Mary Philips, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1659 -- John Godfrey, Haverhill, Massachusetts, 1659-1665 -- Rebecca and Nathaniel Greensmith, Hartford, Connecticut, 1662 -- A tryal of witches, Bury St. Edmunds, England, 1662 -- Katherine Harrison, Weyersfield, Connecticut, and Westchester, New York, 1669 -- Possession of Elizabeth Knapp, Groton, Massachusetts, 1671-1672 -- Rebecca Fowler, Calvert county, Maryland, 1685 -- Goodwife Glover, Boston, Massachusetts, 1688 -- Salem -- Warrant for the apprehension of Sarah Good, and officer's return, Monday, February 29, 1692 -- Warrant for the apprehension of Sarah Osburn and Tituba, and officer's return, Monday, February 29, 1692 -- Examinations of Sarah Good, Sarah Osburn, and Tituba, Tuesday, March 1, 1692 -- Two examinations of Tituba, as recorded, Tuesday, March 1 and Wednesday, March 2, 1692 / Jonathan Corwin -- The suspicion of Martha Cory, Monday, March 21, 1692 -- The accusation of Rebecca Nurse, Thursday, March 24, 1692 -- Warrant for the apprehension of Rachel Clinton, with summons for witnesses, and officer's return, Tuesday, March 29, 1692 -- Deposition of Thomas Knowlton Jr. versus Rachel Clinton -- Bridget Bishop, Tuesday, April 19, 1692 -- The notorious Giles Cory, Tuesday, April 19, 1692 -- Examinations of Abigail Hobbs in prison, Wednesday, April 20, 1692 -- Susannah Martin and her poor reputation, Monday, May 2, 1692 -- Statement of Elizabeth Hubbard versus George Burroughs, Monday, May 9, 1692 -- Establishing the Court of Oyer and Terminer for Suffolk, Essex, and Middlesex Counties, Friday, May 27, 1692 -- Martha Carrier, Queen of Hell, Tuesday, May 31, 1692 -- Statement of Sarah Ingersoll and Ann Andrews regarding Sarah Churchill, June 1, 1692 -- After Salem -- The apology of Samuel Sewall, January 14, 1697 -- The apology of the Salem Jury, 1697 -- More wonders of the invisible world, 1700 / Robert Calef -- A case of poisoning in Albany, New York, 1700 -- A modest enquiry into the nature of witchcraft, 1702 / John Hale -- The trial of Grace Sherwood, Princess Anne County, Virginia, 1705-1706 -- Mob justice in the South, 1712 -- Littleton, Massachusetts, 1720 -- Boston, Massachusetts, 1728 -- New York, New York, 1737, 1741 -- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1787 -- Moll Pitcher, Lynn, Massachusetts, 1738-1813.

"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.

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