The Last Witchfinder
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 Cover for the US first edition of the novel | |
| Author | James Morrow |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Salem witch trials, witch hunts |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
| Published | 2006, William Morrow |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print, e-book |
| Pages | 544 pages |
| ISBN | 0060821795 |
The Last Witchfinder is a 2006 historical fiction novel by James Morrow. The book was first published in hardback on March 14, 2006 through William Morrow and has subsequently been re-published in paperback format. The Last Witchfinder follows a young girl whose father works as a witch-finder.[1]
Jennet is a young English girl whose witch hunter father is frequently away on witch hunts. She's left with her aunt Isobel, a fan of Isaac Newton's scientific style. The two become close, but eventually Isobel's viewpoints cause her to become the focus of a witchhunt that ends with her getting burned at the stake. Jennet is unsuccessful in her attempts to rescue her aunt from this grisly fate and as such, decides to fulfill her aunt's dying wish that Jennet bring down the Witchcraft Acts.
