Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft

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Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft by Sir Walter Scott is a little-known treasure trove of information about Celtic faeries, folklore, witchcraft and demonology.

In this complex and slightly archaic series of letters to his son-in-law, John Gibson Lockart, Scott talks about the folklore, beliefs and customs in Celtic countries.

Though Scott attempted scientific skepticism as he described these paranormal stories and his own odd experiences, the reader begins to feel that — to borrow from Shakespeare — the author “doth protest too much.”

Though this book is not easy to read, and was not well organized as a text, the information in it is vital for all scholars of Celtic folklore, witchcraft, demonology and faerie studies.

This book has been published and is available through the CreateSpace bookstore. We expect to release it at Amazon.com during April 2010.

At $12.95, our edition is about half the price of other reprints of this title.

Ours is a reprint of the full 1884 text, expanded to include an index and a new introduction by paranormal researcher Fiona Broome.

Buy this book now at Amazon.com

Also available at CreateSpace.com