Project Gutenberg 2012-02-04 Public domain in the USA. 286 Adams, W. H. Davenport (William Henry Davenport) 1828 1891 Adams, William Henry Davenport Adams, W.H. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland Produced by Irma Špehar, Sam W. and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Witch, Warlock, and Magician" by W. H. Davenport Adams is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the themes of magic, witchcraft, and alchemy, focusing particularly on their historical development in England and Scotland. It provides biographical sketches of notable figures in magic and alchemy, such as Roger Bacon and Dr. John Dee, while also examining significant witch trials and the societal implications of these practices. The opening of the work sets the stage by introducing its purpose as a contribution to the broader "History of Human Error," suggesting an analytical yet empathetic approach to these controversial subjects. Adams outlines the content, indicating that the first part will discuss key magicians and their influences, while the second part will delve into the history of witchcraft, offering detailed accounts of trials and testimonies. This introduction establishes a framework for readers to progressively understand the complex interplay of belief and skepticism surrounding magic and witchcraft from a historical perspective. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Witchcraft -- England -- History Magic -- England -- History Magic -- Scotland -- History Witchcraft -- Scotland -- History Magic -- Great Britain -- History Witchcraft -- Great Britain -- History Occultists -- Great Britain BF Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 805650 805659 2024-09-16T10:19:58.769783 2023-09-17T05:20:45.428967 text/html text/html 831032 2012-02-04T09:40:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 303426 2012-02-04T09:42:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 385008 2024-09-16T10:20:12.750676 application/epub+zip 394133 2024-09-16T10:20:01.914757 application/epub+zip 394132 2024-09-16T10:20:00.207869 application/epub+zip 687415 2024-09-16T10:20:19.760666 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 630438 2024-09-16T10:20:10.834721 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 523488 2022-09-17T16:26:04.511752 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 710944 2024-09-16T10:19:57.232752 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 710552 2012-02-04T09:40:36 text/plain; charset=utf-8 282257 2012-02-04T09:42:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 710777 2012-02-04T09:41:02 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 281961 2012-02-04T09:42:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 21588 2024-09-16T10:20:19.917642 application/rdf+xml 15901 2024-09-16T10:20:00.602748 image/jpeg 3693 2024-09-16T10:20:00.405743 image/jpeg 364605 2024-09-16T10:19:58.837813 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