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  • The History of Witchcraft and Demonology
    Montague Summers
    The Masterpiece of Darker EruditionMontague Summers’s The History of Witchcraft and Demonology remains the definitive, unvarnished English-speaking account of the witch phenomenon. First published in 1926, this monumental work is not a mere detached chronicle, but an immersive encounter with the history of the black arts-offering one of the most comprehensive and atmospheric st...
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    21,46 €

  • The Works of Aphra Behn
    Aphra Behn / Montague Summers
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of The Works of Aphra Behn pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Discover the vibrant world of 17th-century English drama with 'The Works of Aphra Behn, Vol. 1 of 6.' This meticulously prepared edition showcases the enduring talent of Aphra Behn, a pioneering figure...
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    32,71 €

  • The Works of Aphra Behn
    Aphra Behn / Montague Summers
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of The Works of Aphra Behn pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Explore the vibrant world of 17th-century English drama with 'The Works of Aphra Behn, Vol. 4.' This carefully prepared print edition showcases the enduring talent of Aphra Behn, a groundbreaking figur...
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    34,70 €

  • The Works of Aphra Behn
    Aphra Behn / Montague Summers
    This XpressRead Cram Edition of The Works of Aphra Behn pairs the complete original text with carefully prepared study materials, designed for deeper engagement with this classic.Discover the wit and brilliance of Aphra Behn, one of the first English women to earn her living as a writer, in this meticulously prepared print edition of 'The Works of Aphra Behn, Volume V.' A signi...
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    31,84 €

  • Victorian Ghost Stories
    Montague Summers / Ultimatum Editions
    The original 1936 edition, meticulously preserved. This edition moves beyond the sterile, mass-market reproductions often found today to bring you a premium Collector’s Facsimile. Every page maintains the historical pagination and aesthetic of the source text, paired with a bespoke cover design unique to this imprint.Victorian Ghost Stories is an anthology that brings together ...
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    35,01 €

  • The Vampire-His Kith and Kin
    Montague Summers
    Montague Summers’ The Vampire: His Kith and Kin (1928) is one of the earliest-and still one of the most wide-ranging-English-language studies of vampire belief. Summers treats 'the vampire' as a comparative subject rather than a single fictional stereotype, gathering traditions of the dangerous dead, tracing how different societies explained vampirism and its causes, describing...
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    18,02 €

  • The Geography of Witchcraft
    Montague Summers
    'The Geography of Witchcraft' is a comprehensive and scholarly exploration of the history and manifestation of witchcraft across various nations and eras. Written by the prolific occultist and scholar Montague Summers, this work serves as an essential companion to his broader historical studies, focusing on the specific regional developments of the dark arts and their subsequen...
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    32,67 €

  • The Complete Works of Thomas Shadwell
    Montague Summers / Thomas Shadwell
    'The Complete Works of Thomas Shadwell. Volume 4' presents a significant portion of the dramatic and poetic output of one of the Restoration era’s most prominent literary figures. As a central playwright of the 17th century and a successor to John Dryden as Poet Laureate, Thomas Shadwell’s work is fundamental to the study of English theatrical history. This volume, edited by th...
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    28,96 €

  • The History of Witchcraft and Demonology
    Montague Summers
    'The History of Witchcraft and Demonology' is a comprehensive and scholarly exploration into the dark undercurrents of human history and belief. Written by the enigmatic scholar Montague Summers, this work delves deep into the theological, legal, and social aspects of witchcraft and the supernatural. Summers provides an exhaustive account of the origins and practices of witchcr...
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    26,92 €

  • The History of Witchcraft and Demonology
    Montague Summers
    Uncover centuries of fear, fascination, and folklore with Montague Summers’s authoritative work, 'The history of witchcraft and demonology'. This meticulously researched volume offers a comprehensive historical examination of humanity’s enduring engagement with the supernatural. Summers, a noted scholar of the occult, delves deep into the origins and evolution of witchcraft bel...
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    29,68 €

  • The Werewolf-A Study in Myth, Folklore, and Fear
    Montague Summers
    First published in 1933, Montague Summers’ The Werewolf stands as one of the most complete and enduring studies of lycanthropy in the English language. Unlike modern treatments that reduce werewolves to metaphor or monster-movie cliché, Summers approached his subject with deadly seriousness-believing, quite literally, in the Devil, in witches, and in the reality of shape-shifti...
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    16,84 €

  • Malleus Maleficarum
    Heinrich Kramer / Montague Summers
    A manual of demonology and witchcraft from medieval Europe, the Malleus Maleficarum is an infamous treatise defining methods for identifying, interrogating, and executing supposed witches.’Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live.’ (Exodus 22:18 KJV)First written and published in 1486 by German Catholic clergyman Heinrich Kramer, this treatise was republished with additions from a...
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    30,67 €

  • Malleus Maleficarum
    Heinrich Kramer / James Sprenger / Montague Summers
    This seminal treatise about witchcraft and demons was penned by Heinrich Kramer, a man of the 1800’s who had tried (and failed) to have a woman executed for witchcraft. Unhappy at the verdict of the court, Kramer authored the Malleus Maleficarum as a manual for other witch seekers to refer to. For centuries the text was used by Christians as a reference source on matters of dem...
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    20,61 €

  • The Vampire
    Montague Summers
    In all the darkest pages of the malign supernatural there is no more terrible tradition than that of the Vampire, a pariah even among demons. Foul are his ravages; gruesome and seemingly barbaric are the ancient and approved methods by which folk must rid themselves of this hideous pest. Even to-day in certain quarters of the world, in remoter districts of Europe itself, Transy...
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    11,25 €

  • The Works Of Aphra Behn (Volume Vi)
    Montague Summers
    Aphra Behn’s wit and daring defined an age. In The Works Of Aphra Behn (Volume VI), readers are invited into the vibrant world of Restoration literature, where early modern drama and English prose anthology meet the pulse of 17th century England. This collection, edited by Montague Summers, showcases Behn’s boundary-pushing plays and prose, exploring restoration comedy themes, ...
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    28,22 €

  • The Bride of Christ
    Montague Summers
    'The Bride of Christ,' which is the longest work of fiction cult author Montague Summers ever produced, and certainly one of his finest, is presented here in print for the first time, along with seven other pieces, six of which here also make their first appearance in print. These exotic items, which include short stories, opening chapters to unfinished novels, and isolated sce...
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    17,61 €

  • Witchcraft and Black Magic
    Montague Summers
    This fascinating volume delves into the history of witchcraft and demonology. Witchcraft and Black Magic gives an extensive history of what Montague Summers deems to be Satanic practises.First published in 1946, this handbook gathers vivid detail from a wealth of sources and references that enhance its overview of black magic. Montague Summers’ research explores numerous court ...
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    24,40 €

  • Essays in Petto
    Montague Summers
    'Essays in Petto' is a collection of essays by English writer Montague Summers, first published in 1928. Within them, Summers explores the subject of Gothic literature, looking in particular at the work of notable writers including Ann Radcliffe, Jane Austen, Byron, and others. A detailed examination of Gothic romance by a master of the supernatural. Contents include: 'Ann Radc...
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    22,31 €

  • The Vampire
    Montague Summers
    “The Vampire - His Kith and Kin” is a 1928 work by English clergyman and author Montague Summers. Within it, Summers discusses the vampire phenomena from a Catholic point of view, offering an a veritably academic study of the subject. Contents include: “The Origins of the Vampire”, “The Generation of the Vampire”, “The Traits and Practice of Vampirism”, “The Vampire in Assyria,...
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    28,23 €

  • The Physical Phenomena of Mysticism - With Especial Reference to the Stigmata, Divine and Diabolic
    Montague Summers
    An exploration of mysticism, with a particular focus on the appearance of bodily wounds that bear resemblance to Jesus Christ’s crucifixion wounds, known as Stigmata.First published in 1947, The Physical Phenomena of Mysticism details the Christian mysticism of Stigmata. Those who lead a virtuous, Christian life may discover wounds in similar places to that of Jesus Christ’s cr...
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    25,43 €

  • The Restoration Theatre
    Montague Summers
    First published in 1934, 'The Restoration Theatre' is a work by Montague Summers that looks at stage plays written and performed during the Restoration period from 1660 to 1710. Contents include: 'Announcements And Advertisements', 'Systems Of Admission', 'The Audience, Pleased And Displeased; The Orange-Wenches; And The Vizard Masks', 'The Curtain; The Prologue; Changes Of Sce...
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    30,59 €

  • A Gothic Bibliography
    Montague Summers
    First published in 1940, 'A Gothic Bibliography' contains an extensive list of some of the most notable Gothic novels compiled by Montague Summers. Gothic fiction is a genre of literature that usually combines fiction with horror, romance, and death. The genre’s origin is attributed to the novel, 'The Castle of Otranto', which was written by English author Horace Walpole and fi...
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    37,69 €

  • Six Ghost Stories
    Montague Summers
    ‘Tell me strange things’ the dandified clergyman and vampirologist Montague Summers  was wont to say. With this volume, Summers’ enthusiastic contribution to the tradition of ghostly and gothic fiction, readers can at last encounter a full-fledged collection of his own strange tales. Unpublished during his lifetime, despite its exquisite quality, which was attested to by the au...
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    19,34 €

  • Restoration comedies
    Montague Summers
    This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve ...
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    14,70 €

  • Demoniality
    Ludovico Maria Sinistrari / Montague Summers
    This 17th century treatise on demonology, written by the respected theologian, Catholic priest, and exorcist, Rev. Father Sinistrari, examines a particular class of spirits known as the incubus and succubus. These minor demons crave sex and often attack their victims while they sleep. Though incubus and succubus are considered less dangerous than possessing demons, they can be ...
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    11,75 €

  • The Hammer of Witches
    Heinrich Kramer / Montague Summers
    The Malleus Maleficarum or 'Hammer of Witches' is the best known and the most important treatise on witchcraft. It endorses extermination of witches and for this purpose develops a detailed legal and theological theory. It was a bestseller, second only to the Bible in terms of sales for almost 200 years. It was written by the Catholic clergyman Heinrich Kramer and first publish...
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    15,31 €

  • Malleus Maleficarum
    Heinrich Kramer / James Sprenger / Montague Summers
    The Malleus Maleficarum is a seminal treatise regarding witchcraft and demons, presented here complete with an authoritative translation to modern English by Montague Summers.At the time this book was published in 1487, the Christian church had considered witchcraft a dangerous affront to the faith for many centuries. Executions of suspected witches were intermittent, and vario...
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    23,15 €

  • The History of Witchcraft and Demonology
    Montague Summers
    A detailed history of witchcraft and demonology written by ex-Catholic priest, Montague Summers.This history of witchcraft and demonology is written by Montague Summers, who spent a period of time serving as a Catholic priest. He makes many references to religion and the Bible in this text and demonstrates the danger and evil in all forms of occultism. He refers to various supe...
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    24,98 €

  • A Popular History of Witchcraft (RLE Witchcraft)
    Montague Summers
    This is a comprehensive guide to the practices of witchcraft from their inception to the present day. Summers argues that all witchcraft is essentially the same, regardless of geographical location. He examines the practices of the cult in great detail, and its historical progression, within the context of the 1736 Repeal Act of George II. ...
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    91,88 €

  • The Vampire In Europe
    Montague Summers
    First published in 2005. The dark but endlessly fascinating and enduring tradition of the Vampire is here focused on Europe, particularly in ancient Greece and Rome, England and Ireland, Hungry and former Czecho-Slovakia, Russia, Romania and Bulgaria. Our forefathers, back to ancient times, were just as obsessed with the vampire as we continue to be. Written by the acknowledged...
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    91,66 €


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