Mary Schweidler, the amber witch by Wilhelm Meinhold
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"Mary Schweidler, the amber witch" by Wilhelm Meinhold is a German novel published in 1838. Originally presented as an authentic 17th-century chronicle, this literary hoax tells the story of Maria Schweidler, a pastor's daughter falsely accused of witchcraft during the Thirty Years' War. When a rejected suitor conspires against her, Maria faces trial and torture, confessing to crimes she never committed. The deception fooled critics across Germany, sparking debates about historical authenticity
that Meinhold intended as a challenge to modern biblical scholarship. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Meinhold, Wilhelm, 1797-1851 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Duff Gordon, Lucie, Lady, 1821-1869 |
| LoC No. | 07018475 |
| Uniform Title | Maria Schweidler die Bernsteinhexe. English |
| Title |
Mary Schweidler, the amber witch The most interesting trial for witchcraft ever known, printed from an imperfect manuscript by her father, Abraham Schweidler, the pastor of Coserow in the island of Usedom / edited by W. Meinhold ; translated from the German by Lady Duff Gordon. |
| Note | Original publication date: 1846. |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amber_Witch |
| Credits | Produced by Distributed Proofreaders |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 70.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Witchcraft -- Pomerania (Poland and Germany) |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 8743 |
| Release Date | Aug 1, 2005 |
| Last Update | Jun 15, 2013 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 483 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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