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Salem Witch Trials
Salem Witch Trials
I'm trying to find some Salem Witch Trial books, any suggestions? I don't mind if their fiction or non-fiction.
- robinbird79
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Only thing I can think of off the top of my head is Arthur Miller's play The Crucible but I don't know if that's going to be helpful for you or not.
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- SarahWoodbury
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- princess garnet
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- MLE (Emily Cotton)
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- Interest in HF: started in childhood with the classics, which, IMHO are HF even if they were contemporary when written.
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- Preferred HF: Currently prefer 1600 and earlier, but I'll read anything that keeps me turning the page.
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Just finished one for my book group -- The Shape of Mercy by Susan Meissner. It isn't exactly HF; the plot is of a modern coed who is deeply affected by a job transcribing the diary of a young woman who was hanged in Salem, but the modern plot does help balance the darkness of the past.
The book was excellent.
The book was excellent.
I enjoyed the Heretics daughter which is on that list in wiki, but the problem was the girl was 10 and a little bit too sophisticated my opinion.
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Re: Salem Witch Trials
The Physick Book of Deliverence Dane is a great read that really delves into the history of that era. It takes place both in the present and in the 17th century. I highly recommend it if you're into the witch trials as it provides a very different perspective on what actually happened.
Re: Salem Witch Trials
I thought "Susannah Morrow" by Megan Chance was pretty good, though it's some years since I read it. Another example of the confusing US/UK double title thingy - I read it under the English title "The Fatal Key".