Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

An introduction to European alchemy and a history of the practise of witchcraft and magic from the fourteenth century through to the seventeenth century.

William H. Davenport Adams presents the work of magicians and astrologers from fourteenth-century England through to the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. First published in 1889, this volume gives historical accounts of witchcraft and records of witch trials.

Featuring the following chapters:

- The English Magicians

- Roger Bacon: The True and the Legendary

- The Story of Dr. John Dee

- The Last of the English Magicians: William Lilly

- Witches and Witchcraft

- Early History of Witchcraft in England

- The Decline of Witchcraft in England

- The Literature of Witchcraft