The Weem Witch
Low, Leonard2023
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1704: In a Scottish coastal village fallen on hard times, a dispute between neighbours mixes with superstition. A young blacksmith finds a suspicious package at his door and soon falls ill — the victim of a witch's spell it is said. Soon the town is torn apart by ambitious demagogues and mob violence, dragging innocent women and men into a cyclone of repression and death. Discover how forces ranging from local jealousies to international politics combined to create this frightful case, which helped lead to the repeal of the unjust witch laws, but not before many were caught up in the terror. This new edition of the book updates the story with a look at the places involved as they are today, and adds events and discoveries occurring since its first publication.
Main title:
The Weem Witch / Leonard Low.
Author:
Low, Leonard, author
Imprint:
St. Andrews : Guardbridge Books, 2023.
Collation:
159p B&W photos 20 cm
ISBN:
9781911486831
Dewey class:
133.430941290903133.43
Local class:
133.4
Language:
English
BRN:
3827652
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