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OverviewExcerpt from The Silent Revolution: Or the Future Effects of Steam and Electricity Upon the Condition of Mankind Sir Reginald Scott's definition of witchcraft. James I.; his book against witches - Ranulf Hi den - Mean notions of the Devil and his sub or ate spirits - The methods of capturing and subjugating devils: labours enjoined them: their usual reward. - Terrible consequences of the belief in witchcraft.-number of persons exe cuted for that crime. - Witch-finders. - Hopkins; his ractical dilemma - Savage spirit of the law. E Witch Act - National recognition of a lie. - Effects upon the Opular mind - Brutality of the people. Dreadful incident at Tring in l75l. - Recent instances of sorcery a proof that it is passing away. - Domestic habits of the peo Ie. - Erasmus's account of an English interior. Arbarous profusion of the 11 per classes. Queen Elizabeth's breakfast. - }lord Goring's sup er. - Houses of the common peo le. - Food. Lothing. - Sleeping. - Sports. - E ects of de fective mtercommumcation upon industry. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael Angelo GarveyPublisher: Forgotten Books Imprint: Forgotten Books Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.345kg ISBN: 9781330504833ISBN 10: 1330504836 Pages: 256 Publication Date: 03 February 2019 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Unknown Availability: In stock Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |