Chapter: 'News from the Invisible World: The Publishing History of Tales of the Supernatural c.1660-1832' from book: Cultures of Witchcraft in Europe from the Middle Ages to the Present

This chapter explores the transmission of tales of the supernatural during the very long eighteenth century (between c.1660 and c.1832). A genre of publications on this subject which have not been studied are those anthologies of supposedly true stories, usually relating to named people and places a...

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Main Author: Jonathan Barry (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Palgrave Macmillan 2017
Series:Palgrave Historical Studies in Witchcraft and Magic
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