A collection of fifteen English witchcraft cases, some of which have never appeared in print before. It combines the original spelling editions of popular texts with scholarly ...

Mysticism, Myth and Celtic Identity explores how the mythical and mystical past informs national imaginations. Building on notions of invented tradition and myths of the nation ...

Reading Witchcraft explores the stories told by and about 'witches' and their 'victims', and questions what can be recovered from their trial records, pamphlets and personal ...

Imagining the Pagan Past explores stories of Britain’s pagan history. These tales have been characterised by gods and fairies, folklore and magic. They have had an ...

Lord Curzon was one of the most significant figures in British politics in the early 20th century. This text examines a comparatively neglected period of his life: the period ...

"What had happened to our beautiful happy life? Could it really be over for us? I just wasn't sure if our love was strong enough to keep us together. I probably believed it ...

Is postdramatic theatre political and if so how? How does it relate to Brecht's ideas of political theatre, for example? How can we account for the relationship between ...