The Wonders of the Invisible World / Being an Account of the Tryals of Several Witches Lately Executed in New-England, to which is added A Farther Account of the Tryals of the New-England WitchesCotton Mather
The Wonders of the Invisible World / Being an Account of the Tryals of Several Witches Lately Executed in New-England, to which is added A Farther Account of the Tryals of the New-England Witches
Cotton Mather
History
Book language: English
200 pages
This historical account by Cotton Mather describes the trials of several witches executed in New England, with an added account by Increase Mather. It offers insight into Puritan beliefs and the climate of fear that surrounded witchcraft accusations. Listen for a primary-source perspective on colonial New England's witch trials.
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Text source: gutenberg.org · The work is in the public domain.
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Transcriber's Note: Inconsistent or archaic spelling, punctuation, and capitalization have been retained as printed. The spacing of chapters and sections matches that of the physical book, and no attempt has been made to match the Table of Contents. A few obvious misprints, such as missing letters or spaces, have been corrected and are underlined with a thin dotted line—hovering your cursor/mouse over them will reveal a transcriber's note explaining the correction. Greek is underlined with a thin dashed line. Hovering over it will reveal a transliteration. See the end of this document for further information about this transcription. [Skip to Table of Contents.] Series Logo: Library of Old Authors Portrait of Cotton Mather THE WONDERS OF THE INVISIBLE WORLD. BEING AN ACCOUNT OF THE TRYALS OF SEVERAL WITCHES LATELY EXECUTED IN NEW-ENGLAND. BY COTTON MATHER, D.D. TO WHICH IS ADDED A FARTHER ACCOUNT OF THE TRYALS OF THE
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