Witches' Brew

Edited by Yvonne Jocks.

Throughout history, witches have always enthralled us. Be they good witches or bad witches, ancient sorcerers or modern-day Wiccans, their aura of magic, nature, and power is irresistible. Here, some of the greatest authors of all time are gathered together to stir up a little trouble. These works of prose and poetry capture the witch in all her guises: wicked, empowering, romantic, and pagan.

Featuring: Erica Jong – Dean Koontz – Louise Erdrich – William Shakespeare – Ursula K. Le Guin – Harlan Ellison – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle – Shirley Jackson – W.B. Yeats – Brothers Grimm – Ben Franklin – Emily Brontë – Louisa May Alcott – Ray Bradbury – Anton Chekhov – Emily Dickinson – H.P. Lovecraft – Nathaniel Hawthorne – Ambrose Bierce – H.P. Blavatsky – Mary Coleridge – Rosemary Edgehill – P.N. Elrod – Anita Endrezze – Mary Wilkins Freeman – David Gerrold – M.V. Ingram – Mercedes Lackey – Cotton Mather – Charles Perrault – Kathryn Ptacek – Doreen Valiente – Evelyn Vaughn – Lady Wilde.

Contents:

• Introduction
• Macbeth, Act IV, Scene I by William Shakespeare
• The Leather Funnel by Arthur Conan Doyle
• Witches' Hollow by H. P. Lovecraft and August Derleth
• The Sorcerers by William Butler Yeats
• The Horned Women by Lady Wilde
• April in Paris by Ursula K. Le Guin
• Can the Double Murder? by Helena P. Blavatsky
• Bridget Bishop (excerpt) by Cotton Mather
• A Witch Trial at Mount Holly (essay) by Ben Franklin
• General Andrew Jackson and the Bell Witch (Chapter XI from An Authenticated History of the Famous Bell Witch) by M. V. Ingram
• The Night (poem) by Emily Brontë
• Snatcher by Dean R. Koontz
• The Tea Room Beasts by P. N. Elrod
• The Witch's Ballad (poem) by Doreen Valiente
• Feathertop by Nathaniel Hawthorne
• The Witch's Steed by Ambrose Bierce
• The Goddess in the Ice by Harlan Ellison
• Figure of the Witch (poem) by Erica Jong
• Fleur by Louise Erdrich
• Toads and Diamonds by Charles Perrault
• A Pair of Eyes; or, Modern Magic by Louisa May Alcott
• Exorcism by Ray Bradbury
• Nightside by Mercedes Lackey
• The Witch by Anton Chekhov
• The Witches' Creed (poem) by Doreen Valiente
• The Sorcerer's Apprentice by Brothers Grimm
• The Humming of Stars and Bees and Waves by Anita Endrezze
• Witchcraft Was Hung, in History (poem) by Emily Dickinson
• The Spell by David Gerrold
• The Christmas Witch by Rosemary Edghill
• The Strange People (poem) by Louise Erdrich
• Reunion by Kathryn Ptacek
• The Witch's Daughter by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
• Shall Earth No More Inspire Thee (poem) by Emily Brontë
• The Winter Solstice by Evelyn Vaughn
• The Witch (poem) by Mary Coleridge
• The Very Strange House Next Door by Shirley Jackson (aka Strangers in Town)
• Smoke (poem) by Erica Jong