Whores of the Devil: Witch-Hunts and Witch-Trials Adult & YA Classics Mary Elizabeth Braddon

Mary Elizabeth Braddon

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Whores of the Devil: Witch-Hunts and Witch-Trials Adult & YA Classics Mary Elizabeth BraddonWhat is a witch? A woman (usually), unimaginably old, with streaming grey hair, who rides the air on her broom and devours little children. We can take it for granted that this type of witch doesnt exist, but villains there have been, and butchers too. Who were these monsters, those who accused, arrested, judged and condemned without showing consideration or pity? What were their motives? Did they act to uphold the received faith, or was it purely for