Letters on demonology and witchcraft

By Walter Scott

Book Overview

A collection of Sir Walter Scott's letters to his son-in-law, publisher J. G. Lockhart, divulging his extensive knowledge on the subject of paranormal events, including substantial notes on demonology... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B000DCNLQA
• Release Date: January 1970
• Publisher: Ace
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

A masterful work from 1900

Oddly enough, this book talks more about Faeries and defends many accused of witchcraft of influence by the fair folk upon the glens and moors.It is a remarkable work that has Scott's own articulate hand bringing a very interesting world of Celtic myths and fables to life while the rigors of a new age dawn upon them.

Strangeness from the Age of Reason

I had always thought of Sir Walter as a rather rational, stodgy, Brit - then I came cross a copy of this book - now I'm not sure what to think. Sir Walter actually seemed to believe many local superstitions (the Banshee, for example). The odd thing is that he seems to have "scientificly" weighed all the evidence. But I guess that if you were sitting around the fire on a cold Scotish night being told ghost stories, your objectivity could be expected to drop at least somewhat.