Witch, Warlock, And Magician - Historical Sketches of Magick and Witchcraft in England and Scotland
by W.H. Davenport Adams
1889
The journalist and author W. H. Davenport Adams (1828-91) established a reputation for himself as a popular science writer, translator and lexicographer. In this 1889 work, he traces the development of magic, alchemy and witchcraft in England from the fourteenth century and portrays some of the most important 'magicians'.