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Lois the Witch" is a novel based on the Salem witch hunts. It depicts how jealousy and sexual desire can lead to hysteria. E. Gaskell was inspired by the story of Rebecca Nurse, accused of being a witch and executed after her trial.
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English novelist and short story writer Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell is known for her biography of Charlotte Bronte. Her works emanate human passions and express reflections on various aspects of society. She wrote for Thomas Hardy's magazine in later life.
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