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The Witch of Edmonton

By Lucy Munro (Editor), Suzanne Gossett (Editor), Gordon McMullan (Editor), John Jowett (Editor)
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By Lucy Munro (Editor), Suzanne Gossett (Editor), Gordon McMullan (Editor), John Jowett (Editor)
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On 19 April 1621, a woman named Elizabeth Sawyer was hanged at Tyburn. Her story was on the bookstalls within days and within weeks was adapted for the stage as The Witch of Edmonton. The devil stalks Edmonton in the shape of a large black dog and, just as Elizabeth Sawyer makes her demonic pact, the newlywed Frank Thorney enters into his own dark bargain in the shape of a second, bigamous marriage. Torn between sympathy for Sawyer and Thorney and a clear—eyed assessment of their crimes, th...

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LiteratureDramaGeneral & Miscellaneous DramaTragedy - DramaEnglish DramaGeneral & Miscellaneous DramaEnglish drama (Tragedy)English drama->17th centuryDrama->General