If he mentioned a book, she could describe it. If he inquired after the devil’s disguises, she could provide them. Tituba’s testimony regarding the devil (here, a 1692 transcript) riveted the ...

Books have always had the power to cast a spell ... Women on the fringes of society, such as healers in Europe or the slave ...

Stacy Schiff an the award-winning author of several books including Véra: (Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov), which won a Pulitzer Prize. She is a frequent contributor to the New York Times Book Review.