Luath Press Rights Catalogue 2024

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Non-Fiction
committed to publishing well written books worth reading 29
Agnes Finnie
The Witch of Potterrow Port
Agnes Finnie’s story is much more
MARY W CRAIG
nuanced and more interesting than that 9781804250198
of the stereotypical poor defenceless
February 2023
woman persecuted by the Kirk. Through
Paperback
Agnes’ story, the everyday lives of
198x129mm
ordinary people struggling to survive are
272pp
revealed. Scotland became increasingly
£9.99
seen as a land under threat from the
NHTX Violence,
Devil and his handmaidens: witches. The intolerence and
women and men who were accused of persecution in
witchcraft were real people with real
history
lives. This is just one of their stories.
Borders Witch Hunt
17th Century Witchcraft Trials in the Scottish Borders
MARY W CRAIG
9781804250099
October 2022
Paperback
198x129mm
272pp
£9.99
NHTX Violence,
intolerence and
persecution in history
8pp B/W Section
The years between 1600 and 1700
were a period of war, famine, plague
and religious upheaval in Scotland.
A time when ordinary women, and
men, of the Scottish Borders who fell
under the suspicion of the Kirk would
face interrogation and torture.
Mary Craig explores this tremulous
period of Scottish history and
examines the causes and effects of
the 17th century witchcraft trials and
executions in the Scottish Borders.
She takes an interesting and holistic view of this turbulent time in
Scottish history. A fascinating read.
KENNY SMITH
MARY W. CRAIG is a writer and historian living in Scotland. She is a
former Carnegie scholar and a graduate of the University of Glasgow.
She is a working historian and writer and specialises in central European
history. She has written articles for several journals and gives history
talks and lectures across the country.