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The Penguin Book of Witches
The Penguin Book of Witches | Katherine Howe
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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 Conversion 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. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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jenniferw88
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Panpan

This should have been a bail, probably! Even though I usually ❤️ a book set/written in this period, I really struggled with the language used here.

@CBee #tbrtarot, the book was dedicated to her parents, so I'm counting it for October.

CBee Sorry it was a bust! 13mo
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jenniferw88
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#weeklyforecast @Cinfhen

FINISH WITCHES!
Continue Babel & Tess
Start River Thieves

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jenniferw88
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#bookreport @Cinfhen
Finished Dr No, Wow, No Thank You and How the Word is Passed
Started Tess of the D'Urbevilles, The Penguin Book of Witches and Telling Tales.

I came home from hospital on Thursday!

Thinking of you & your family Cindy!

Cinfhen Thanks, Jenny! It‘s a really really difficult time right now. Thank God my family is safe but so many others are experiencing terrible situations. Im glad you‘re home from the hospital 💜 14mo
AnnCrystal 👏I am sure that it is good to be home👍. Stay rested 📚☺️💐. (edited) 14mo
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AllDebooks
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One to add to the tbr list

#Scarathalon #TeamSlaughter #DailyPrompt

Day 13 - Witch

@Clwojick

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mklong
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Pickpick

Saying that I was completely riveted by these primary source documents, might be one of the nerdiest things I have ever said, but there it is. Reading these firsthand accounts of witch trials and accusations gave me chills and broke my heart.

Suet624 Oh gosh. That would be tough to read. 3y
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ShyBookOwl
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These bite-sized historical accounts of accused witches make for a great seasonal read... and a perfect coffee table book for Halloween!

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wanderinglynn
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Do you like all things witchy? Do you practice the craft or want to learn more? Then you want to sign-up for the #BasicWitchSwap hosted by the fabulous duo @Meaw_catlady & @sprainedbrain

Go to their pages for the sign-up link. 🧙🏻‍♂️🔮🧙🏻‍♀️🕯🧙🏻

sprainedbrain Thank you for sharing!! 😘🖤 4y
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amanda__reads__horror
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Playing with my December TBR! I‘m at 95/100 for my Goodreads challenge! December is filling up with books to review but I want to make sure I finally get to these. I‘ve been waiting too long! #tbr

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Welcome to Litsy 💖📚💖 5y
Eggbeater Welcome to Litsy. 🐙 5y
amanda__reads__horror @Eggbeater thanks so much!! Still kinda learning the ropes! 5y
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jenniferw88
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Help! My name is Jenny and I'm addicted to #litsyswaps! Signed up for this one too! #basicwitchswap @sprainedbrain @Meaw_catlady

Have sent all my #bookmarkswaps now @LibrarianRyan . Have also sent the #bfcr2 winning package @wanderinglynn @Lucy_Anywhere

LibrarianRyan You are on the ball!!! 5y
wanderinglynn Thank you! 😘 5y
sprainedbrain I‘m so glad you‘re joining us! Thank you for sharing. ❤️ 5y
Meaw_catlady Yay!! Thanks for joining and sharing !! 🖤 5y
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LiteraryLona
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I am praying it's the right #witchpleaseswap box and not the Hocus Pocus swap I did, @Quirkybookworm and @monalyisha . If it's not, this busy working mom is a book swap failure. I enjoyed everything I opened and worked hard selecting the items I sent to match as well. Sorry again.

monalyisha It‘s okay; now you‘ll know about the photo op for next time, right? I saw @Quirkybookworm‘s package(s) & there are some super-cute items in there! Thank you for curating it & for taking a picture... of something! (edited) 6y
LiteraryLona I actually opened it on the wrong day and remembered I snapped a pic while driving home from work last night. So glad I found it, I felt a bit like a school child being scolded. This will probably be my last swap! @monalyisha 6y
monalyisha @LiteraryLona Sorry! It‘s part of my job as host to follow-up on things like that. I didn‘t like it either! Some things just aren‘t for us. 🤷‍♀️ 6y
Quirkybookworm Ty I feel bad now. 😳 6y
LiteraryLona You and me both, sister. @Quirkybookworm But, I really loved my box, my kids tore into it and we had stuff everywhere shortly afterwards. Thank you! 6y
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BookmarkTavern
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Today‘s stop was Salem, Massachusetts and the Salem Witch Trials Memorial!

After exploring a bit, I found the memorial bench for my 11-times great-uncle, John Proctor, then spent some time in the visitor center.

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TheBookbabeblog84
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Part of a Black and white photo challenge! #halloween #witches

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heydaveybaby
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okthislooksbad
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Honestly. What is it with the terrible placement of those barcodey tags, libraries? Why is this necessary? Anyway. Time for some witches on this fine Saturday night. Hope y'all are having a great day/night/morning! ❤️

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LeahsBookNest
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Yay!! First milestone for me! I love all of my Litsy friends! 😍😍

BookishMarginalia 👍🏼🎉🎉🎉 8y
Dragon 👍🎉😀 8y
moranadatter Yay!🎉 8y
LauraBeth Yay 😀😀😀🎉🎉🎉 8y
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LeahsBookNest
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So many personal thoughts about the Bible 😒Dipping into my nonfiction picks!! #witches #Salem #history

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Jess_Read_This
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"The first English settler accused of witchcraft to leave a record of herself, however scanty, was Goodwife Joan Wright in Virginia" A scary book in delving into how humanity copes with outliers, non mainstream thought, and those who are "different". #cunningwomen #ScaryReads #ripgoodwife #AllHallowsRead #happyhalloween #spooky #penguinclassics #scarynonfiction #bookstagram #witch

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Tarynor
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This shall be GLORIOUS.

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QuintusMarcus
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Pickpick

Superb book, although depressing. I would say that this is a not scary Hallowe'en book, but what is scary is that ignorant men continue to demonize strong, empowered women as "witches" ( witness a certain political candidate). Excellent history, and an engrossing traversal of the primary sources. #AllHallowsRead @Litsy

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LeahsBookNest
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Witches & Mermaids 😍😍! #bookmail

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CherylDeFranceschi
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This is a fantastic compendium of historically accurate documentation of accused witches, dating all the way back to King James himself in 1597. This is some good witchy reading for #scaretober. You can see that Lily is engaged. #recommendsday

Bookzombie 💕🐱 8y
Megabooks 😻😻 8y
Sparkpuppypup Lily is fascinated by this book. ❤️😻 8y
TheBookAddict 😻 such a cute kitty!!! Looks like my little girl when she was smaller! 8y
Texreader She's a beauty!! 😻 8y
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SharonGoforth
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From yesterday 😊 #SignedSunday

Suzze Nice! 8y
LeahBergen Nice!!! 8y
SharonGoforth @Suzze Thanks! (stupid autocorrect 👆) 8y
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LiteraryLona
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Pickpick

Tis' the season!

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SharonGoforth
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Pickpick

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ My first finish for #scaretober #halloweenhorror, which ironically is not a work of fiction. Rather, this an assembly of writings consisting of court depositions, editorials, publications, etc. from actual witch trials. While the primary focus is on witchcraft in New England, a lot of background is provided from England and Europe. Katherine Howe, the editor, provides excellent commentary in the introduction and for each selection.

Linsy Oooh, I need to read this! ⚡️💖 8y
BarbaraTheBibliophage Real life is scarier than fiction, isn't it? 8y
SharonGoforth @BarbaraTheBibliophage It most certainly is. 8y
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SharonGoforth
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"Tituba confessed for the same reason that people confess to crimes they did not commit today - because she had been hounded into it by people in a position of power."

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SharonGoforth
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So much for trying to read this morning 😬😺 #catsoflitsy

athorne 😹😻😹😻😹 8y
LauraBeth I'm just gonna sit right here ...😻😻 8y
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SharonGoforth @LauraBeth Ha! That's exactly what she did 😹😹 8y
Zelma 😂 mine keep trying to get me off of Litsy and away from the light box. 8y
SharonGoforth @Zelma Yep, she tries that, too 😸 8y
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SharonGoforth
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Getting ready for #scaretober 👻💀😬

NatalieR Yes! 💀🎃There is a Scarefest convention in Lexington this weekend. 8y
SharonGoforth @NatalieR Oooh-will check it out! 8y
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TheBookbabeblog84
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Sometimes a girl just has to add more books to her to buy list! You can check out the info on these books at www.delawarebookaddict.blogspot.com #books #booklover #tobuy #toread