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The Amber Witch

Wilhelm Meinhold

First published 1894
Type Novel

  • {{tr|Lady Duff Gordon}} from the German.
  • The Project Gutenberg publication originally asserted the 1846 date for this translation.
  • "In the 1840s, Meinhold published what he claimed was an instructional document for the avoidance of witchcraft written by a minister. It was fiction." (Abebooks newsletter on "Jokes, Hoaxes & Other Literary Frauds", 2012-04-02)
  • As of March 2019 Wikipedia gives publication dates 1838 for the original, 1844 for the translation, and 1895 for the "luxurious" edition illustrated by Burne-Jones.
  • An Abebooks listing displays the title page of the John Murray edition dated to 1844 with the translation by Lady Duff Gordon. The full title is "Mary Schweidler, The Amber Witch. The Most Interesting Trial for Witchcraft Ever known. Printed from an Imperfect Maunuscript by Her Father Abraham Schweidler, the Pastor of Coserow, in the Island of Usedom" edited by W. Meinhold.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1894 Sidonia the Sorceress and The Amber Witch: Vol. I & II Reeves & Turner Omnibus
1895 Cover The Amber Witch David Nutt Novel
August 1971 Cover Five Victorian Ghost Novels Dover Publications Omnibus 113
August 2005 The Amber Witch Project Gutenberg Novel