{"product_id":"the-witch-of-edmonton-9781904271529","title":"The Witch of Edmonton","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn 19 April 1621, a woman named Elizabeth Sawyer was hanged at Tyburn. Her story was on the bookstalls within days and within weeks was adapted for the stage as \u003cem\u003eThe Witch of Edmonton\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe devil stalks Edmonton in the shape of a large black dog and, just as Elizabeth Sawyer makes her demonic pact, the newlywed Frank Thorney enters into his own dark bargain in the shape of a second, bigamous marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTorn between sympathy for Sawyer and Thorney and a clear-eyed assessment of their crimes, the play was the finest and most nuanced treatment of witchcraft that the stage would see for centuries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLucy Munro's introduction provides students and scholars with a detailed understanding of this complex play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47600698032364,"sku":"9781904271529","price":38.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/c93b86b0ad296994e9fb306fec3f68f0.jpg?v=1778019803","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-witch-of-edmonton-9781904271529","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}