A Mirror for Witches

A novel set in the Salem witch-hunting days. A young girl is convinced by the spirit of the times that the accusation against her of witchcraft is true. A view of Salem from a female perspective, to set beside The Crucible.

Library Journal

Set in 17th-century Massachusetts, Forbes's 1928 novel takes a serious look at the menace created by the Salem witch trials. Here, Doll Bilby, an innocent young girl, is accused of witchery and becomes an outcast. Forbes highlights how ordinary things assumed a dark countenance under the umbrella of paranoia that gripped the Puritan Colonists. This edition features attractive woodcuts by artist Robert -Gibbings. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.