The most interesting trial for witchcraft ever known, printed from an imperfect manuscript by her father, Abraham Schweidler, the pastor of Coserow in the island of Usedom / edited by W. Meinhold ; translated from the German by Lady Duff Gordon Meinhold, Wilhelm 1797-1851 creator Duff Gordon, Lucie, Lady 1821-1869 text utu 2005 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Mary Schweidler, the amber witch" by Wilhelm Meinhold is a German novel published in 1838. Originally presented as an authentic 17th-century chronicle, this literary hoax tells the story of Maria Schweidler, a pastor's daughter falsely accused of witchcraft during the Thirty Years' War. When a rejected suitor conspires against her, Maria faces trial and torture, confessing to crimes she never committed. The deception fooled critics across Germany, sparking debates about historical authenticity that Meinhold intended as a challenge to modern biblical scholarship. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication date: 1846. Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Amber_Witch Release date is 2005-08-01 Produced by Distributed Proofreaders Original publication data not identified Witchcraft -- Pomerania (Poland and Germany) PT Original publication data not identified 07018475 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8743 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8743 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133225.0 8743