Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft: Modern English Edition

by Walter Scott

Book Overview

Of all the writers in the 19th century, the preeminent one was Sir Walter Scott, whose works were so beloved that he had an international fan base well before he died. The Scotsman is still considered... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1537778560
• ISBN13: 9781537778563
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 270 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

A masterful work from 1900

Oddly enough, this book talks more about Faeries and defends many accused of witchcraft of influence by the fair folk upon the glens and moors.It is a remarkable work that has Scott's own articulate hand bringing a very interesting world of Celtic myths and fables to life while the rigors of a new age dawn upon them.

Strangeness from the Age of Reason

I had always thought of Sir Walter as a rather rational, stodgy, Brit - then I came cross a copy of this book - now I'm not sure what to think. Sir Walter actually seemed to believe many local superstitions (the Banshee, for example). The odd thing is that he seems to have "scientificly" weighed all the evidence. But I guess that if you were sitting around the fire on a cold Scotish night being told ghost stories, your objectivity could be expected to drop at least somewhat.