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A forgotten witch hunt in New England

Malcolm Gaskill speaks about a little-known 1651 witchcraft case from Springfield, Massachusetts

• Ellie Cawthorne

Published: January 4, 2022 at 4:10 PM

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Malcolm Gaskill speaks to Ellie Cawthorne about his book The Ruin of All Witches, which chronicles a little-known 1651 witchcraft case from Springfield, Massachusetts, revealing how an irascible brickmaker and his wife found themselves accused of diabolical activity.

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Malcolm Gaskill is the author of The Ruin of All Witches: Life and Death in the New World (Allen Lane, 2021)

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