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The Amber WitchBy Wilhelm Meinhold

The historic literary hoax praised by Oscar Wilde as one of his favorite romantic novels as a boy. Johannes Wilhelm Meinhold pretended that The Amber Witch, a great favorite of the Pre-Raphaelites, was the true story of a seventeenth-century minister's daughter falsely accused... Read Full Overview

Wilhelm Meinhold: Maria Schweidler, die Bernsteinhexe Lesefreundlicher Gro druck in 16-pt-Schrift Die Pfarrerstochter Maria findet w hrend des Drei igj hrigen Krieges Bernstein auf der Insel Usedom, den sie zur Linderung der Not der Menschen verkauft. Der unerkl rliche Geldbesitz... Read Full Overview

"Mary Schweidler, the Amber Witch" is an 1838 novel by Wilhelm Meinhold, originally published in German and translated into English by Lady Duff-Gordon. Initially published as a hoax claiming to be a 17th-century account of witchcraft, Meinhold eventually confessed to the deceit... Read Full Overview

In laying before the public this deeply affecting and romantic trial, which I have not without reason called on the title-page the most interesting of all trials for witchcraft ever known, I will first give some account of the history of the manuscript. At Coserow, in the Island... Read Full Overview

The Amber Witch is a novel written by Mary Schweidler, originally published in 1838. The story is set in the 17th century in the town of Wolgast, Germany, and revolves around the trial of Maria Schweidler, the daughter of a local amber craftsman. Maria is accused of witchcraft... Read Full Overview

Wilhelm Meinhold: Maria Schweidler, die Bernsteinhexe Die Pfarrerstochter Maria findet w hrend des Drei igj hrigen Krieges Bernstein auf der Insel Usedom, den sie zur Linderung der Not der Menschen verkauft. Der unerkl rliche Geldbesitz l t sie in den Verdacht der Hexerei geraten... Read Full Overview

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Diese Hardcover-Ausgabe ist Teil der TREDITION CLASSICS. Der Verlag tredition aus Hamburg ver ffentlicht in der Buchreihe TREDITION CLASSICS Werke aus mehr als zwei Jahrtausenden. Diese waren zu einem Gro teil vergriffen oder nur noch antiquarisch erh ltlich. Mit TREDITION CLASSICS... Read Full Overview

This book, "Mary Schweidler, the Amber Witch", by Wilhelm Meinhold, is a replication of a book originally published before 1845. It has been restored by human beings, page by page, so that you may enjoy it in a form as close to the original as possible.

Mary Schweidler, the amber witch; The most interesting trial for witchcraft ever known, printed from an imperfect manuscript by her father, Abraham Schweidler, the pastor of Coserow in the island of Usedom / edited by W. Meinhold; translated from the German by Lady Duff Gordon.,... Read Full Overview

Dieses Werk ist Teil der Buchreihe TREDITION CLASSICS. Der Verlag tredition aus Hamburg ver ffentlicht in der Buchreihe TREDITION CLASSICS Werke aus mehr als zwei Jahrtausenden. Diese waren zu einem Gro teil vergriffen oder nur noch antiquarisch erh ltlich. Mit der Buchreihe... Read Full Overview