A Mirror for Witches
- Book ID:
- 8196
- Title:
- A Mirror for Witches
- Author:
- 'Forbes, Esther'
- ISBN number:
- 9780897331548
- Publisher name:
- Academy Chicago Publishers
- Place of publication:
- Chicago, Illinois
- Edition number:
- at least 2nd
- Book type:
- Paperback
- First edition date:
- 1928
- Pages:
- 214
- Dewey decimal number:
- 808.83 FOR
- Dust jacket:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Photographs:
- No
- Illustrations:
- Yes
- Bibliography:
- No
- Height (cm):
- 20.3
- Width (cm):
- 12.8
- Notes:
1928 novel set in 17th century Massachusetts.
Young Doll Bilby is a girl caught up and destroyed in the hysteria surrounding the Salem Witchcraft trials
Men and boys confuse love and sexual attraction with sorcery and devil worship; ordinary accidents and lost property lead to accusations of witchcraft
Reproduction of the original edition, with several woodcuts by Robert Gibbings
the author is best known for the children's story, 'Johnny Tremain' (1943)