Project Gutenberg 2005-03-29 Public domain in the USA. 383 Ainsworth, William Harrison 1805 1882 Ainsworth, W. Harrison (William Harrison) Ainsworth, W. H. (William Harrison) Ainsworth, Harrison Ainworth, W. Harrison (William Harrison) Ticheburn, Cheviot Gilbert, John 1817 1897 Gilbert, Sir John The Lancashire Witches: A Romance of Pendle Forest Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Clare Boothby, Jon King and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "The Lancashire Witches: A Romance of Pendle Forest" by William Harrison Ainsworth is a historical novel written in the mid-19th century. Set against the backdrop of the tumultuous events surrounding the Pilgrimage of Grace in 1536, the story explores themes of witchcraft, rebellion, and the struggle for religious and social justice in Lancashire. Key characters include the determined Abbot John Paslew, the enigmatic witch Nicholas Demdike, and the beautiful yet tragic Bess, whose intertwining fates reflect the era's conflicts and beliefs. The opening of the novel introduces us to the foreboding setting of Pendle Hill, where watchers are on guard awaiting a beacon signal to rally for rebellion against the suppression of the Catholic Church. Among them stands Abbot Paslew, who is concerned about the enemies he faces, including treachery within and powerful external foes. As the night progresses, he learns of the imminent failure of the rebellion and is faced with the dark influence of the wizard Demdike, who has ominous news about the fate of the uprising and the kingdom. The tension escalates with the ominous sense of supernatural elements at play, especially concerning the witch Bess and the dire consequences of her child remaining unbaptized. This sets the stage for a tale woven with elements of fate, conflict, and the struggle between good and evil amidst a historical framework. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Witches -- Fiction Lancashire (England) -- Fiction PR Text Historical Fiction Browsing: History - British Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 1450292 1450231 2024-10-07T05:53:00.913660 2023-09-07T07:29:57.997970 text/html text/html 1516149 2020-12-14T08:56:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1581184 2020-12-14T08:56:07 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1696468 2024-10-07T05:53:21.057561 application/epub+zip 1713287 2024-10-07T05:53:05.888624 application/epub+zip 637350 2024-10-07T05:53:03.978618 application/epub+zip 2239886 2024-10-07T05:53:32.937471 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2175332 2024-10-07T05:53:19.271570 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1009252 2022-09-07T22:07:19.963818 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1382542 1382469 2024-10-07T05:52:56.808667 2023-09-07T07:29:54.495918 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1382308 2020-12-14T08:56:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 534628 2020-12-14T08:56:07 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1382317 2020-12-14T08:56:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 534567 2020-12-14T08:56:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23268 2024-10-07T05:53:33.123467 application/rdf+xml 22921 2024-10-07T05:53:04.592637 image/jpeg 4847 2024-10-07T05:53:04.283625 image/jpeg 1664915 2024-10-07T05:53:01.098640 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia