# Devonshire Witches

Author: Karkeek, Paul Q. (Paul Quick)

Genre: Category: History - British

Language: English

License: Public domain

Source: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62273

Amazon editions: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Devonshire+Witches+Karkeek&tag=cyberlibrar00-20

## Summary

Devonshire bears powerful evidence to the theory of Mr. Buckle, that the climate and scenery of a country tend to influence the creed of the people. Our miles of broad and almost deserted moorland, the deep valleys, the dark combes, and our stormy iron-bound coasts, may to a certain extent have inclined the Devonians of the past to a firmer belief in the miraculous, than would be found in a more populous and less rugged county. Traces of this are present even now. Although ages have passed away since unhappy men and women were tried for witchcraft, there may still be found in the western shires scores who believe in charms, and who are habitual consultants of the "wise man;" and sufferers...

## Chapters

- [Part 2](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/devonshire-witches-62273/chapters/2/index.md)
- [Part 1](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/devonshire-witches-62273/chapters/1/index.md)
- [Part 3](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/devonshire-witches-62273/chapters/3/index.md)
- [Part 4](https://www.cyberlibrary.org/en/books/devonshire-witches-62273/chapters/4/index.md)