The Triumph of the Moon

A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft

By: Ronald Hutton

Narrated by: Bruce Mann

Length: 28 hrs and 49 mins

Publisher's summary

Ronald Hutton is known for his colorful, provocative, and always exhaustively researched studies on original subjects. This work is no exception: the first full-scale scholarly study of the only religion England has ever given the world, that of modern pagan witchcraft, which has now spread from English shores across four continents. Hutton examines the nature of that religion and its development, and offers a microhistory of attitudes to paganism, witchcraft, and magic in British society since 1800. Village cunning folk and Victorian ritual magicians, classicists and archaeologists, leaders of woodcraft and scouting movements, Freemasons and members of rural secret societies, all appear in this book. Also included are some of the leading figures of English literature, from the Romantic poets to WB Yeats, DH Lawrence, and Robert Graves, as well as the main personalities who have represented pagan witchcraft to the world since 1950.

©1999, 2019 Ronald Hutton (P)2021 Tantor

Deep dive into pagan witchcraft

Cogent, excellent writing and analysis. This is a long book with detailed and comprehensive coverage and extensively documented. For those willing to make the effort well worth it. Very informative.

A Fascinating Book; Lackluster Reading

For all interested in the history of British paganism and ceremonial magic after 1800, there is no better book of which I know that can present the story and analysis of these subject’s than Prof. Hutton’s “The Triumph of the Moon.”

Regrettably, the reader of this book does not do justice to the work’s very interesting and extensively researched content. His voice is flat, mechanical, and oddly monotone. However the content of the book is worth enduring such a lackluster performance.

Horrible narrator

I can't even say whether or not I like the book's content because the narration is so bad that it's hard to understand what is being said. This book is read in a very slow, robotic, monotone voice. It is horrible.

Fine book, terrible reader

A useful and informative book by Ronald Hutton, free of sensationalism.

The reader is monotonous.

not a fan of the voice used

struggling to keep interested with the narrator used. he doesn't seem to care about what he is reading and sounds a lot like a robot

Good book split by the narrator.

The narrator was soooooo dull. Please re-record this and it would be such a more interesting listen.

Comprehensive and engaging

This history is a layered, textured, and engaging story of a religion that few outsiders understand. For those interested in the history of modern religions or pagan witchcraft, a must read or listen. IMO the narrator here is perfect for this material.

I can't listen to this monotone robot narrator.

I REALLY want this book in audio version, but I can't listen to this guy. Guess this is one way to sell more copies. Seriously though, who let him read this? Hel, I would do better for free lol!

Very monotonous

There was absolutely no inflections or feeling throughout the reading. I could not finish listening to the book.