Witches' Brew by Various, Yvonne Jocks (Editor)

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Synopsis

Throughout history, witches have always enthralled us. Be they good witches or bad witches, ancient sorcerers or modern-day Wiccans, their aura of magic, nature, and power is irresistible. Here, some of the greatest authors of all time are gathered together to stir up a little trouble. These works of prose and poetry capture the witch in all her guises: wicked, empowering, romantic, and pagan.

Featuring: Erica Jong € Dean Koontz € Louise Erdrich € William Shakespeare € Ursula K. Le Guin € Harlan Ellison € Sir Arthur Conan Doyle € Shirley Jackson € W.B. Yeats € Brothers Grimm € Ben Franklin € Emily Brontλ € Louisa May Alcott € Ray Bradbury € Anton Chekhov € Emily Dickinson € H.P. Lovecraft € Nathaniel Hawthorne € Ambrose Bierce € H.P. Blavatsky € Mary Coleridge € Rosemary Edgehill € P.N. Elrod € Anita Endrezze € Mary Wilkins Freeman € David Gerrold € M.V. Ingram € Mercedes Lackey € Cotton Mather € Charles Perrault € Kathryn Ptacek € Doreen Valiente € Evelyn Vaughn € Lady Wilde

Publishers Weekly

Aimed at a more popular audience but with an equally impressive contributors' list is Witches' Brew, edited by Yvonne Jocks. The volume boasts bewitching tales from the likes of Erica Jong, Louise Erdrich and Kathryn Ptacek, along with pieces from such unusual sources as Cotton Mather, Ben Franklin and theosophist H.P. Blavatsky. Readers should know that August Derleth wrote "Witches' Hollow" based on a note by H.P. Lovecraft, contrary to the editorial claim that Derleth completed an unfinished Lovecraft tale.

Biography

Yvonne Jocks is a romance writer and has also published many short stories.