The Lancashire Witches - A Romance of Pendle Forest (Paperback)


The Lancashire Witches is the only one of William Harrison Ainsworth's 40 novels that has remained continuously in print since its first publication. It was serialised in the Sunday Times newspaper in 1848; a book edition appeared the following year, published by Henry Colburn. The novel is based on the true story of the Pendle witches, who were executed in 1612 for causing harm by witchcraft. Modern critics such as David Punter consider the book to be Ainsworth's best work.

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The Lancashire Witches is the only one of William Harrison Ainsworth's 40 novels that has remained continuously in print since its first publication. It was serialised in the Sunday Times newspaper in 1848; a book edition appeared the following year, published by Henry Colburn. The novel is based on the true story of the Pendle witches, who were executed in 1612 for causing harm by witchcraft. Modern critics such as David Punter consider the book to be Ainsworth's best work.

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Imprint

Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Country of origin

United States

Release date

December 2013

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First published

December 2013

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Dimensions

229 x 152 x 39mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback - Trade

Pages

772

ISBN-13

978-1-4943-7033-6

Barcode

9781494370336

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LSN

1-4943-7033-6



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