The witchcraft delusion in colonial Connecticut, 1647-1697 vs Two Little Girls in Blue: Which Should You Read?

Cover of The witchcraft delusion in colonial Connecticut, 1647-1697 The witchcraft delusion in colonial Connecticut, 1647-1697 John Metcalf Taylor · 1908 ★★★★☆ 3.6 158 pages · ≈ 2 h 56 m · Challenging

This is a historical fiction story. Olliver the wife of Edward Bishop of Salem in the County of Essex Sawyer at a special Court of Oyer and Terminer (held at?)[B] Salem this second Day of this instant month of June for…

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Cover of Two Little Girls in Blue Two Little Girls in Blue Mary Higgins Clark · 2006 ★★★★☆ 3.9 345 pages · ≈ 6 h 23 m · Light
“Hold on a minute, Rob, I think one of the twins is crying.”

A pair of twin girls are kidnapped, the ransom paid, but only Kelly is returned, with a note saying Kathy has been killed. When Kelly begins getting telepathic information from Kathy, only their mother believes she is…

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The witchcraft delusion in colonial Connecticut, 1647-1697Two Little Girls in Blue
Goodreads 3.5 (82) 3.9 (35720)
Hardcover — 3.5 (36)
Google Books — 3.5 (7)
Apple Books — 4.0 (446)

Reception

The witchcraft delusion in colonial Connecticut, 1647-1697Two Little Girls in Blue
Ratings 82 35720
Editions 30 26
Want to read — 10810
Reading it now — 1658
Written reviews — 1978
Wikipedia attention — 87
Pages 158 345

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