More wonders of the invisible world; or, The wonders of the invisible world, displayed in five parts : Part I. An account of the sufferings of Margaret Rule, writtenby the Reverend Mr. C.M. P.II. Several letters to the author, &c. And his reply relating to witchcraft. P.III. The differences between the inhabitants of Salem village, and Mr Parris their minister, in New-England. P.IV. Letters of a gentleman uninterested, endeavouring to prove the received opinions about witchcraft to be orthodox. With short essays to their answers. P.V. A short historical accout[!] of matters of fact in that affair. To which is added, a postscript relating to a book intitled, The life of Sir William Phips / collected by Robert Calef, merchant, of Boston in New-England

Author: Calef, Robert, 1648-1719
Published: London : Printed for N. Hillar, and J. Collyer, 1700.
Physical Description: 6 preliminary leaves, 156 pages ; 18 cm

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The "C.M." of pt. 1 is Cotton Mather, who is also the author of the anonymous life of Sir William Phips reviewed in the postscript.
Imperfect: pages 49-56 are misnumbered 89-96.
Calef's book was answered by Obadiah Gill and six other members of the Second church of Boston in "Some few remarks upon a scandalous book ... by one Robert Calef..." Boston, 1701.
"A collection of wild phenomena, calculated to win the admiration of the most incredulous, which he proceeded ruthlessly to discredit by a remarkable array of rebutting testimony and ingenious reasoning. It was directed with sharp satire against the belief in witchcraft, and especially against the credit and standing of the eminent men who had been deluded by it. Dr. Increase Mather, then president of Harvard college, paid it the unmerited honor of burning it in the college yard"-Mem. hist. of Boston, v.2, p.421 (Cf. ibid., v.1, p.165-172, and North Amer. rev., 1816, v.3, p.316-319).
"It is thought by some that it was published in England on account of the unwillingness of publishers in Boston to incur the wrath of the Mathers. But this is doubtful, as it was a common thing for authors to send over their manuscripts to England to be published"-S.P. Fowler, pref. to ed. of 1861.
"Nothing appears in the book to show whether the author superintended the printing of it or otherwise. He may have resided in London at the time of its publication, although there are some considerations that seem to lead to the conclusion that it may have passed through the press without his supervision"-S.G. Drake, pref. to ed. of 1866.

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Microform. Ann Arbor, Mich., University Microforms, 1941. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (American culture series)

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