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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
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
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Publish dateOct 24, 2017
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1INTRODUCTION.
27CHAPTER VII.—THE PERAMBULATION OF THE BOUNDARIES.
2CHAPTER II.—THE ERUPTION.
28CHAPTER VIII—ROUGH LEE.
3CHAPTER III.—WHALLEY ABBEY.
29CHAPTER IX.—HOW ROUGH LEE WAS DEFENDED BY NICHOLAS.
4CHAPTER IV.—THE MALEDICTION.
30CHAPTER X.—ROGER NOWELL AND HIS DOUBLE.
5CHAPTER V.—THE MIDNIGHT MASS.
31CHAPTER XI.—MOTHER DEMDIKE.
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6CHAPTER VI.—TETER ET FORTIS CARCER.
32CHAPTER XII.—THE MYSTERIES OF MALKIN TOWER.
7CHAPTER VII.—THE ABBEY MILL.
33CHAPTER XIII.—THE TWO FAMILIARS.
8CHAPTER VIII.—THE EXECUTIONER.
34CHAPTER XIV.—HOW ROUGH LEE WAS AGAIN BESIEGED.
9CHAPTER IX.—WISWALL HALL.
35CHAPTER XV.—THE PHANTOM MONK.
10CHAPTER X.—THE HOLEHOUSES.
36CHAPTER XVI.—ONE O'CLOCK!
11BOOK THE FIRST.
37CHAPTER XVII.—HOW THE BEACON FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED.
12CHAPTER II.—THE BLACK CAT AND THE WHITE DOVE.
38BOOK THE THIRD.
13CHAPTER III.—THE ASSHETONS.
39CHAPTER II.—THE PENITENT'S RETREAT.
14CHAPTER IV.—ALICE NUTTER.
40CHAPTER III.—MIDDLETON HALL.
15CHAPTER V.—MOTHER CHATTOX.
41CHAPTER IV.—THE GORGE OF CLIVIGER.
16CHAPTER VI.—THE ORDEAL BY SWIMMING.
42CHAPTER V.—THE END OF MALKIN TOWER.
17CHAPTER VII.—THE RUINED CONVENTUAL CHURCH.
43CHAPTER VI.—HOGHTON TOWER
18CHAPTER VIII.—THE REVELATION.
44CHAPTER VII.—THE ROYAL DECLARATION CONCERNING LAWFUL SPORTS ON THE SUNDAY.
19CHAPTER IX.—THE TWO PORTRAITS IN THE BANQUETING-HALL.
45CHAPTER VIII—HOW KING JAMES HUNTED THE HART AND THE WILD-BOAR IN HOGHTON PARK.
20CHAPTER X.—THE NOCTURNAL MEETING.
46CHAPTER IX.—THE BANQUET.
21BOOK THE SECOND.
47CHAPTER X.—EVENING ENTERTAINMENTS.
22CHAPTER II.—READ HALL.
48CHAPTER XI.—FATALITY.
23CHAPTER III.—THE BOGGART'S GLEN.
49CHAPTER XII.—THE LAST HOUR.
24CHAPTER IV.—THE REEVE OF THE FOREST.
50CHAPTER XIII.—THE MASQUE OF DEATH.
25CHAPTER V.—BESS'S O' TH' BOOTH.
51CHAPTER XIV.—"ONE GRAVE."
26CHAPTER VI.—THE TEMPTATION.
52CHAPTER XV.—LANCASTER CASTLE.
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