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More wonders of the invisible world

or, The wonders of the invisible world, display'd in five parts. Part I. An account of the sufferings of Margaret Rule, written by the Reverend Mr. C.M. P. II. Several letters to the author, &c. And his reply relating to witchcraft. P. III. The differences between the inhabitants of Salem Village, and Mr. Parris their minister, in New-England. P. IV. Letters of a gentleman uninterested, endeavouring to prove the received opinions about witchcraft to be orthodox. With short essays to their answers. P. V. A short historical accout [!] of matters of fact in that affair. To which is added, a postscript relating to a book entitled, The life of Sir William Phips

Also known as More wonders of the invisible world: or, The wonders of the invisible world, display'd in five parts. Part I. An account of the sufferings of Margaret Rule, written by the Reverend Mr. C.M. P. II. Several letters to the author, &c. And his reply relating to witchcraft. P. III. The differences between the inhabitants of Salem Village, and Mr. Parris their minister, in New-England. P. IV. Letters of a gentleman uninterested, endeavouring to prove the received opinions about witchcraft to be orthodox. With short essays to their answers. P. V. A short historical accout [!] of matters of fact in that affair. To which is added, a postscript relating to a book entitled, The life of Sir William Phips; More wonders of the invisible world: or, The wonders of the invisible world, displayed in five parts; Wonders of the invisible world displayed

by Robert Calef & Joseph Calef

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  • 17th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: ManuscriptPrimary source
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The "C.M." of pt. I is Cotton Mather, who is also the author of the anonymous life of Sir william Phips reviewed in the postscript "Nothing appears in the book to show whether the author superintended the printing of it or otherwise. He may have resided in London at the time of its publication, although there are some considerations that seem to lead to the conclusion that it may have passed through the press without his supervision."--S.G. Drake, pref. to ed. of 1866 "It is thought by some by some that it was published in England on account of the unwillingness of publishers in Boston to incur the wrath of the Mathers. But this is doubtful, as it was a common thing for authors to send over their manuscripts to England to be published."--S.P. Fowler, pref. to ed. of 1861 "A collection of wild phenomena, calculated to win the admiration of the most incredulous, which he proceeded ruthlessly to discredit by a remarkable array of rebutting testimony and ingenious reasoning. It was directed with sharp satire against the belief in witchcraft, and especially against the credit and standing of the eminent men who had been deluded by it. Dr. Increase Mather, then president of Harvard College, paid it the unmerited honor of burning it in the college yard."--Mem. hist. of Boston, v. 2, p. 421. (cf. ibid., v. 1, p. 165-172, and North Amer. Rev., 1816, v. 3, p. 316-319) Calef's book was answered by Obadiah Gill and six other members of the Second Church of Boston in "Some few remarks upon a scandalous book ... by one Robert Calef ..." Boston, 1701 Ex libris (signature) on t.p. and on p. [157]. Joseph Calef of Boston

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  • Witchcraft and folk magic

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More wonders of the invisible world: or, The wonders of the invisible world, displayed in five parts. ...

1797Printed in London in the year 1700. Re-printed in Salem, Massachusetts, 1796, by William Carlton. Sold at Cushing & Carlton's Book-Store, at the Bible and Heart, Essex-Street.English—No ebook

or, The wonders of the invisible world, display'd in five parts. Part I. An account of the sufferings of Margaret Rule, written by the Reverend Mr. C.M. P. II. Several letters to the author, &c. And his reply relating to witchcraft. P. III. The differences between the inhabitants of Salem Village, and Mr. Parris their minister, in New-England. P. IV. Letters of a gentleman uninterested, endeavouring to prove the received opinions about witchcraft to be orthodox. With short essays to their answers. P. V. A short historical accout [!] of matters of fact in that affair. To which is added, a postscript relating to a book entitled, The life of Sir William Phips

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1700London, Printed for Nath. Hillar... and Joseph Collyer...; Printed for Nath. Hillar... and Joseph Collyer...English—Public

or, The wonders of the invisible world displayed

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1828—English—No ebook

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  • Contributing institution: Boston Public Library
  • Contributing institution: Duke University Libraries
  • Contributing institution: Graduate Theological Union
  • Contributing institution: New York Public Library
  • Digitization sponsor: Boston Public Library
  • Digitization sponsor: Duke University Libraries
  • Digitization sponsor: Graduate Theological Union
  • Digitization sponsor: MSN
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  • Internet Archive institutional collection: americana
  • Open Library reports 2 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Open Library reports 3 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Open Library reports 7 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
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