The wonders of the invisible world displayed : in five parts / collected by Robert Calef.
| Author/creator | Calef, Robert |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | New ed. |
| Publication Info | Boston : T. Bedlington, 1828 (Woodstock, Vt. : D. Watson) |
| Description | 333 p., [2] leaves of plates : ill. ; 13 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Gale, Sabin Americana: History of the Americas, 1500-1926 |
| Subjects |
| Added title page | Wonders of the invisible world displayed, or, Salem witchcraft in five parts |
| Series | Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926 Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. |
| Contents | pt. 1. An account of the sufferings of Margaret Rule, written by the Rev. Cotton Mather -- Pt. 2. Several letters to the author, &c. and his reply relating to witchcraft -- Pt. 3. The differences between the inhabitants of Salem village, and Mr. Parris, their minister, in New England -- Pt. 4. Letters of a gentleman uninterested, endeavouring to prove the received opinions about witchcraft to be orthodox : with short essays to their answers -- Pt. 5. A short historical account of matters of fact in that affair. |
| Local note | Colonial Era; Religion; Women. |
| Local note | 2012AH06600. |
| General note | Added t.p., engraved. |
| General note | A reply to Cotton Mather's "The wonders of the invisible world." |
| General note | Originally published in London, 1700, under title: More wonders of the invisible world displayed. |
| General note | "Postscript" (relating to Cotton Mather's life of Sir William Phips): p. [303]-327. |
| General note | "Giles Cory" (a report of his examination, taken from the witchcraft records): p. [329]-333. |
| General note | Error in paging: p. 107 misnumbered 83. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society. |
| General note | Sabin no. 9927. |
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