Description: This hardcover book, titled "Wives, Widows, Witches & B*tches : Women in 17th Century Devon," is a captivating piece of historical literature written by Janet A. Thompson. Published in 1993 by Peter Lang Publishing, Inc., this book is signed and inscribed by the author, making it a unique addition to any collection. The book consists of 260 pages. The book is a study of women and witchcraft in seventeenth-century Devon. It focuses on the social, political, economic, and religious factors in the county and various borough towns which led them to be likely to single out women for the crime of witchcraft. It also deals with female alehouse keepers, defamation suits brought by women against other women for sexual slander, wills, administrations, and the disposal of real and personal wealth by and to women in this period.
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Signed By: Janet A. Thompson
Book Title: Wives, Widows, Witches & B*tches : Women in 17th Century Devon
Signed: Yes
Book Series: American University Studies Series 9
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing, Inc.
Inscribed: Yes
Publication Year: 1993
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Author: Janet A. Thompson
Genre: Historical
Topic: Witchcraft, Women, 17th Century Devon
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Number of Pages: 260
