Summary:

Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland. Chapters include: Roger Bacon, the true and the legendary; The Story of Dr. John Dee; Magic and Imposture; The Last of the English Magicians, William Lilly; English Rosicrucians; Early History of Witchcraft in England; Witchcraft in England in the Seventeenth Century; The Decline in Withcraft in England; The Witches of Scotland; and, The Literaure of Witchcraft.