A Delusion of Satan: The Full Story of the Salem Witch Trials

Absolutely. In fact, I have had to listen to parts more closely a second time since I was driving while listening and needed to pay more attention.

I really enjoyed the different lens that Ms. Hill looks through to see the Witch Trials. Instead of looking at the more salacious details or the religious aspect, Ms Hill looks at the Witch Trials through the political and sociological values and events at the time. Ms. Hill is an historian, and her attention to detail comes through. I was fascinated throughout.

I particularly enjoyed the wry descriptions of the girl's behavior during the trials.

Don't blame the Devil, Blame the Putnams

The narrator was wonderful, articulating clearly and at a good pace.

Listened to this after watching The Witch. Recommended if you're interested in Salem witch trials.

having been a student by virtue of my family history of this period of time this was a wonderful and unbiased account of the witch hysteria of Massachusetts. I loved our and well recommend our top anyone who wants to know the real story of Salem of 1692.

Ms McCaddon is wonderful at reading the material. I would very much enjoy listening to her again..

I don't think I would be interested in reading something else by Francis Hill. Despite being described as a scholarly work, the material does not live up to that standard. The perhaps greatest weakness is the attempt to wrap everything up in a pop psychology framework. Hill relies upon outdated psychoanalytic concepts to explain various events. Other than to name a few sources, such as Freud, she fails to provide evidence in the narrative to support her claims. Her lack of familiarity with the psychological or psychoanalytic literature is most evident in her discussions of anorexia.Beyond the psychological aspect, Hill fails to remain objective and rely upon a base of evidence. Repeatedly, the reader is subjected to descriptions of motives, thoughts or attitudes that can in no way be supported. Furthermore, Hill frequently describes people or actions using emotional or biased terms rather than simply presenting the facts.Because of these issues, I quickly grew concerned about the accuracy of any of the material presented. If the author is not objective, does not or cannot provide evidence to support ideas, and fails to become familiar with current research in the area upon which she is offering comment, it is difficult to accept the overall work.

Yes. It inspired me to search for a better book on the topic.