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The author believes that all modern English books on the devil and his works are the same; they tell the same tales, are not illustrated and give the same cases of witchcraft. In this book, he has localized his facts and has provided 47 illustrations. Ashton gives a succinct... Read Full Overview

This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.

Universal Belief in the Personality of the Devil, as portrayed by the British Artist--Arguments in Favour of his Personality--Ballad--'Terrible and Seasonable Warning to Young Men' 'Strange and True News from Westmoreland'--'The Politic Wife'--'How the Devill, though subtle,... Read Full Overview

The author believes that all modern English books on the devil and his works are the same; they tell the same tales, are not illustrated and give the same cases of witchcraft. In this book, he has localized his facts and has provided 47 illustrations. Ashton gives a succinct... Read Full Overview

A crisp, provocative invitation: what if the devil wasn't merely a figure of fear, but a lens into how Victorian Britain and America made sense of the unknown? The Devil In Britain And America opens that lens with lucid rigor and soaring curiosity. This is more than a book; it... Read Full Overview

The Devil in Britain and AmericaBy John Ashton

To my thinking, all modern English books on the Devil and his works are unsatisfactory. They all run in the same groove, give the same cases of witchcraft, and, moreover, not one of them is illustrated. I have endeavoured to remedy this by localizing my facts, and by reproducing... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

The belief in a good and evil influence has existed from the earliest ages, in every nation having a religion. The Egyptians had their Typho, the Assyrians their Ti-a-mat (the Serpent), the Hebrews their Beelzebub, or Prince of Flies, 1] and the Scandinavians their Loki. And... Read Full Overview

Within this work lays a case-by-case account of the works of the Devil and witchcraft in both Britain and America. The author feels that a comprehensive study has not been done and writes what actually happened in certain cases and gives testimony to the horrors of both truth... Read Full Overview