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Witch, warlock, and magician

Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland

Also known as Witch, warlock, and magician; historical sketches of magic and witchcraft in England and Scotland

by W. H. Davenport Adams

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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"Witch, Warlock, and Magician" by W. H. Davenport Adams is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the themes of magic, witchcraft, and alchemy, focusing particularly on their historical development in England and Scotland. It provides biographical sketches of notable figures in magic and alchemy, such as Roger Bacon and Dr. John Dee, while also examining significant witch trials and the societal implications of these practices. The opening of the work sets the stage by introducing its purpose as a contribution to the broader "History of Human Error," suggesting an analytical yet empathetic approach to these controversial subjects. Adams outlines the content, indicating that the first part will discuss key magicians and their influences, while the second part will delve into the history of witchcraft, offering detailed accounts of trials and testimonies. This introduction establishes a framework for readers to progressively understand the complex interplay of belief and skepticism surrounding magic and witchcraft from a historical perspective. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Occultism and esotericism, Ritual magic and grimoires, and Witchcraft and folk magic.

  • Occultism and esotericism

    Controlled discovery queries from global-grey, internet-archive, and openlibrary-historical matched “Occult Teachings and Traditions” and “Occultism”. Retained metadata contains “occult” in the subject metadata, “Occult Teachings and Traditions” in the subject metadata, and “Occultism” in the subject metadata.

    • “Occult Teachings and Traditions”· via Global Grey ebooks
    • “Occultism”· via Internet Archive
    • “Occultism”· via Open Library
    • “occult”· in subject
    • “Occult Teachings and Traditions”· in subject
    • “Occultism”· in subject
  • Ritual magic and grimoires

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, openlibrary-historical, and project-gutenberg matched “Magic” and “magic”. Retained metadata contains “Magic” in the subtitle, “Magic” in the alternative title, “Magic” in the description, and 3 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Magic”· via Internet Archive
    • “Magic”· via Open Library
    • “magic”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “Magic”· in subtitle
    • “Magic”· in alternative title
    • “Magic”· in description
  • 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 subtitle, “Witchcraft” in the alternative title, “Witchcraft” in the description, and 3 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Witchcraft”· via Internet Archive
    • “Witchcraft”· via Open Library
    • “witchcraft”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “Witchcraft”· in subtitle
    • “Witchcraft”· in alternative title
    • “Witchcraft”· in description

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Editions

7 editions cataloged here.

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Witch, warlock, and magician. Historical sketches of magic and witchcraft in England and Scotland

HathiTrust catalog record

1889———Public view

historical sketches of magic and witchcraft in England and Scotland

Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan

1889-01-01T00:00:00ZLondon : Chatto & WindusEnglish
  • 0524011478
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Cataloging notes

  • Contributing institution: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
  • Contributing institution: University of California Libraries
  • Digitization sponsor: MSN
  • Digitization sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Harvard Medical School
  • 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
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: americana; medicalheritagelibrary
  • Open Library reports 5 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Open Library reports 6 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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