Witch of Salem-John R. Musick
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Preface of The Witch of Salem Recording by Lynette Geisel. The Witch of Salem by John R. Muzik. Preface. It is a difficult task to go back to ages bygone, to divest ourselves of what we know and are and form a clear conception of generations that have been, of their experiences, objects, modes of life, thought, and expression. It is a task better suited to the novelist than the historian. and even the former treads on dangerous ground in attempting it. One of the prime objects of the Columbian historical novels is to give the reader as clear an idea as possible of the common people as well as of the rulers of the age. The author has endeavored, at the risk of criticism, to clothe the speeches of his characters in the dialect and idioms particular to the age in which they lived.
the former volumes sentences most criticized are those taken literally as spoken or written at the time though it would seem that a few critics grow more severe the nearer an author approaches the truth yet the greater number of thinking men and women who review these books are students themselves and the author adheres to the language of of a bygone age has nothing to fear from them the witch of salem is designed to cover twenty years of the history of the united states or from the year sixteen eighty to seventeen hundred including all the principal features of this period charles stephens of salem with cora waters the daughter of an indent slave whose father was captured at the time of the overthrow of the duke of monmouth are the principal characters
Samuel Parris, the chief actor in the Salem tragedy, is a serious study and has been painted after a careful research according to the conception formed of him. No greater villain ever lived in any age. He had scarce a redeeming feature. His religion was hypocrisy, superstition, revenge, and bigotry. His ambition led him to deeds of atrocity unsurpassed. Having drawn the information on which this story is founded from what seem the most reliable sources, and woven the story in a way which it is hoped will be pleasing and instructive, we send this volume forth to speak for itself. CHAPTER I. THROUGH SHADES AND SOLITUDES PROFANED The fainting traveler wends his way, bewildering meteors blares around, and tempts his wandering feet astray.
Montgomery This autumnal evening was cool, dark and dusty. Storm clouds were gathering thickly overhead, and the ground beneath was covered with rustling leaves, which lightened the early frost, lay helpless and dead at the roadside, overmaid the sport of the wind. A solitary horseman was slowly plodding along the road but a few miles from the village of Salem. In truth, he was so near the famous Puritan village that through the hills and intervening treetops he could have seen the spires of the church he had raised his melancholy eyes from to ground. The rider was not a youth. nor had he reached middle age. His face was handsome, though distorted with agony.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the opening advertisement about?
0:00–14:06
2
What does the preface of The Witch of Salem introduce?
14:06–52:11
3
How does the story transition to the night on the bridge?
52:11–3:06:41
4
What secrets do Charles and Cora share about their past and the looming danger?
3:06:41–4:27:32
5
How does Sarah Williams accuse Cora of witchcraft and what is Charles’ reaction?
4:27:32–5:46:35
6
What confrontation occurs between Charles, Mr. Parris and the others, and how does it end?
5:46:35–6:07:07
7
How do Charles Stevens and the Waters brothers plan and execute the jailbreak?
6:07:07–7:38:37
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What accusations and trials follow the rescue, leading to Charles Stevens’ arrest?
7:38:37–9:05:33
Speakers
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