Lancashire Witches

Lancashire Witches

by William Harrison Ainsworth

The Lancashire Witches is a highly fictionalised account of the activities of the notorious witches Demdike, Chattox and Alice Nutter who, together with others terrorised the district of Lancashire around Pendle Hill and the Forest of Bowland during the early seventeenth century. The witches named in the book were real enough, if not as witches then as people. Ainsworth, in his story brings in the dissolution of Whalley Abbey and the historic families of Assheton, Braddyll and Nowell and takes us through to the final trial and execution at Lancaster Castle in 1612. (Summary by Andy Minter)

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William Harrison Ainsworth (1805-1882) was a prominent English author and editor of the 19th century. With a remarkable career spanning several decades, Ainsworth left an indelible mark on the literar...

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