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The devil in Britain and America

by John Ashton

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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"The Devil in Britain and America" by John Ashton is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the folklore and historical narratives surrounding the belief in the Devil, witchcraft, and demonology in both Britain and America, offering a localized examination of cases and events. With a focus on various anecdotal tales, it seeks to illuminate the cultural significance of the Devil's figure in societal beliefs and practices. The opening of the work introduces the author's critical perspective on existing literature regarding the Devil, asserting that many modern texts are unsatisfactory and repetitive. Ashton highlights his intent to provide a comprehensive and illustrated account through careful research into original sources, allowing him to present claims and cases related to witchcraft and demonic influences that have not been widely covered before. He also shares an intriguing anecdote about a supposed encounter with the Devil, setting the tone for an exploration of humanity's complex fears and beliefs regarding evil. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Witchcraft and folk magic.

  • Witchcraft and folk magic

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, openlibrary-historical, and project-gutenberg matched “Witchcraft” and “witchcraft”. Retained metadata contains “Witchcraft” in the description and “Witchcraft” in the subject metadata.

    • “Witchcraft”· via Internet Archive
    • “Witchcraft”· via Open Library
    • “witchcraft”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “Witchcraft”· in description
    • “Witchcraft”· in subject

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Editions

Open Library reports 5 editions; 3 cataloged here.

Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan

1896-01-01T00:00:00Z[London] Ward and Downey. ltd.English—Public digitized item

Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan

1896-01-01T00:00:00Z[London?] : Ward and DowneyEnglish
  • 0524025290
Public digitized item

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2013-12-12Project GutenbergEnglish—Public domain (USA)

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Cataloging notes

  • Contributing institution: University of California
  • Contributing institution: University of California Libraries
  • Digitization sponsor: Google
  • Digitization sponsor: MSN
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: americana
  • Open Library reports 5 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Original print publication date and source edition are absent from Project Gutenberg metadata.
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openlibrary-work:OL6331592W
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