The Witch and the Priest

Name: The Witch and the Priest
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9781405985994
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By Hilda Lewis

Series: Penguin Horror

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PENGUIN HORROR- A celebration of the very best literary horror, a series of terrifying novels and tales that for generations have thrilled, captivated and kept readers wide awake at night. Joan Flower is long dead when she first appears to Samuel Fleming, a priest plagued by... Read More

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PENGUIN HORROR- A celebration of the very best literary horror, a series of terrifying novels and tales that for generations have thrilled, captivated and kept readers wide awake at night.

Joan Flower is long dead when she first appears to Samuel Fleming, a priest plagued by doubts about her and her daughters' execution for witchcraft. Did he do all he could to rescue them from damnation? From beyond the grave, Joan reveals to him the spine-chilling tale of her seduction by Satan, her temptation of her own daughters to the Devil's coven, her murderous sacrifices, and her final rejection by both Heaven and Hell—yet Samuel still strives for a way to redeem her sins.

Over their terrifying conversations, Samuel learns the way of the witches' sabbath and comes to the dark realisation that Joan's soul may not be the only one in need of saving...

Based on real seventeenth-century witch trials in Lincolnshire, The Witch and the Priest is a masterpiece of historical atmosphere and psychological horror.

'Strange terror fills this tale of seventeenth-century witchcraft ... horrific and written with much skill.' Daily Telegraph

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781405985994

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 October 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 23.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 220g

Pages: 336

Collections

Classic Fiction Crime & Thriller Fiction General Fiction Hilda Lewis Historical Fiction Horror & Supernatural Penguin Books Psychological Thriller Religion & Spirituality Series: Penguin Horror

About the Author

Hilda Lewis (1896-1974), a prolific author of historical fiction, ranked The Witch and the Priest (1956), based on the real-life case of the Witches of Belvoir, as her own favourite among her many novels. In creating this masterpiece of frightening historical fiction, Lewis conducted extensive research on the case and on early works of witchcraft and demonology, resulting in a novel that is both blood-chillingly readable and historically accurate.

The Witch and the Priest