The wonders of the invisible world : being an account of the tryals of several witches, lately excuted in New-England, and of several remarkable curiosities therein occurring ; together with: I. Observations upon the nature, the number, and the operations of the devils. II. A short narrative of a late outrage committed by a knot of witches in Swede-land, very much resembling, and so far explaining, that under which New-England has laboured. III. Some councels directing a due improvement of the terrible things lately done by the unusual and amazing range of evil-spirits in New-England. IV. A brief discourse upon those temptations which are the more ordinary devices of Satan / by Cotton Mather.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.

Contributor:

Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.

Adam Matthew Digital (Firm)

Series:

American history, 1493-1945.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Witchcraft--New England--Early works to 1800.

Witchcraft.

Trials (Witchcraft)--New England--Early works to 1800.

Trials (Witchcraft).

Devil--Early works to 1800.

Devil.

New England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (4 unnumbered pages, 98 pages, 2 unnumbered pages) ; 21 cm (4to)

Other Title:

Half-title: Tryals of several witches, lately executed in New-England

Place of Publication:

Printed first, at Bostun [id est Boston] in New-England, and reprinted at London : For John Dunton ..., 1693.

System Details:

text file

Notes:

"Published by the special command of His Excellency the Gove[r]nour of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New-England."

"Books lately printed for John Dunton": [2] pages at end.

Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, England : Adam Matthew Digital, c2014. (American history, 1493-1945. Module 1, Settlement, commerce, revolution and reform, 1493-1859)

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