02399cam a22003373u 4500 62815 UtSlPG 20260610134440.0 m cr n 260607r2020||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d c98000162 UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Mackie, Pauline Bradford, 1873-1956 Ye Lyttle Salem Maide: A Story of Witchcraft Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2020 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2020-08-01 Produced by Mary Glenn Krause, Charlene Taylor and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Ye Lyttle Salem Maide: A Story of Witchcraft" by Pauline Bradford Mackie is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The book centers around Deliverance Wentworth, a young Puritan maiden navigating the treacherous environment of witchcraft accusations in Salem. It explores the themes of innocence, societal judgment, and the impact of paranoia on communities during a time of superstition and fear. The opening of the story introduces Deliverance as she encounters a Cavalier in the forest, where they discuss witchery and her recently imposed punishment for a minor social faux pas. This meeting foreshadows her entanglement with darker themes, as whispers of witchcraft swirl around her, influenced by the Cavalier's grim perspective. The narrative establishes the juxtaposition of her youthful innocence against the grim backdrop of the witch trials, hinting at the challenges she will face as accusations of witchcraft arise. The dialogue and vivid descriptions effectively set the stage for a tale steeped in both historical context and the exploration of human fear and folly. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified Trials (Witchcraft) -- Fiction Salem (Mass.) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Fiction Hamilton, Edward W., 1862-1943 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/62815 103639 103639