The Lancashire Witches: A Romance of Pendle Forest
By William Harrison Ainsworth
Length26h 13m
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Ainsworth's last masterpiece, The Lancashire Witches proved a best-seller in its day and influenced many contemporary authors. The Lancashire Witches begins in the 16th century, in Lancashire, England. When a Cistercian monk, Borlace Alvetham, is falsely accused of witchcraft and condemned to death by his rival, Brother Paslew, he sells his soul to Satan and escapes. Years later, granted the powers of a warlock, he returns in the guise of Nicholas Demdike to witness Paslew's execution for treason. Dying, Paslew curses Demdike's offspring -- who become the titular "Lancashire Witches." The rest of the book set in the 17th century. Mother Demdike, a powerful witch, and her clan face rival witches, raise innocent young Alizon Devi as their own, and try to corrupt Alizon despite her innocent ways. Ultimately, the book becomes a struggle between Heaven and Hell, with Alizon's fate hanging in the balance. (Excerpt from Goodreads)
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GenreGeneral Fiction
Length26 hrs 13 mins
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Publish dateOct 24, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1INTRODUCTION.
2CHAPTER II.—THE ERUPTION.
3CHAPTER III.—WHALLEY ABBEY.
4CHAPTER IV.—THE MALEDICTION.
5CHAPTER V.—THE MIDNIGHT MASS.
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6CHAPTER VI.—TETER ET FORTIS CARCER.
7CHAPTER VII.—THE ABBEY MILL.
8CHAPTER VIII.—THE EXECUTIONER.
9CHAPTER IX.—WISWALL HALL.
10CHAPTER X.—THE HOLEHOUSES.
11BOOK THE FIRST.
12CHAPTER II.—THE BLACK CAT AND THE WHITE DOVE.
13CHAPTER III.—THE ASSHETONS.
14CHAPTER IV.—ALICE NUTTER.
15CHAPTER V.—MOTHER CHATTOX.
16CHAPTER VI.—THE ORDEAL BY SWIMMING.
17CHAPTER VII.—THE RUINED CONVENTUAL CHURCH.
18CHAPTER VIII.—THE REVELATION.
19CHAPTER IX.—THE TWO PORTRAITS IN THE BANQUETING-HALL.
20CHAPTER X.—THE NOCTURNAL MEETING.
21BOOK THE SECOND.
22CHAPTER II.—READ HALL.
23CHAPTER III.—THE BOGGART'S GLEN.
24CHAPTER IV.—THE REEVE OF THE FOREST.
25CHAPTER V.—BESS'S O' TH' BOOTH.
26CHAPTER VI.—THE TEMPTATION.
27CHAPTER VII.—THE PERAMBULATION OF THE BOUNDARIES.
28CHAPTER VIII—ROUGH LEE.
29CHAPTER IX.—HOW ROUGH LEE WAS DEFENDED BY NICHOLAS.
30CHAPTER X.—ROGER NOWELL AND HIS DOUBLE.
31CHAPTER XI.—MOTHER DEMDIKE.
32CHAPTER XII.—THE MYSTERIES OF MALKIN TOWER.
33CHAPTER XIII.—THE TWO FAMILIARS.
34CHAPTER XIV.—HOW ROUGH LEE WAS AGAIN BESIEGED.
35CHAPTER XV.—THE PHANTOM MONK.
36CHAPTER XVI.—ONE O'CLOCK!
37CHAPTER XVII.—HOW THE BEACON FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED.
38BOOK THE THIRD.
39CHAPTER II.—THE PENITENT'S RETREAT.
40CHAPTER III.—MIDDLETON HALL.
41CHAPTER IV.—THE GORGE OF CLIVIGER.
42CHAPTER V.—THE END OF MALKIN TOWER.
43CHAPTER VI.—HOGHTON TOWER
44CHAPTER VII.—THE ROYAL DECLARATION CONCERNING LAWFUL SPORTS ON THE SUNDAY.
45CHAPTER VIII—HOW KING JAMES HUNTED THE HART AND THE WILD-BOAR IN HOGHTON PARK.
46CHAPTER IX.—THE BANQUET.
47CHAPTER X.—EVENING ENTERTAINMENTS.
48CHAPTER XI.—FATALITY.
49CHAPTER XII.—THE LAST HOUR.
50CHAPTER XIII.—THE MASQUE OF DEATH.
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