Lois the Witch - Softcover

Gaskell, Elizabeth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1451537344 ISBN 13: 9781451537345

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2010

Synopsis

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.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Hesperus Press, as suggested by their Latin motto, Et remotissima prope, is dedicated to bringing near what is far—far both in space and time. Works by illustrious authors, often unjustly neglected or simply little known in the English–speaking world, are made accessible through a completely fresh editorial approach and new translations. Through these short classic works, which feature forewords by leading contemporary authors, the modern reader will be introduced to the greatest writers of Europe and America. An elegantly designed series of genuine rediscoveries.

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1451537344
• ISBN 13: 9781451537345
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 94