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Salem is My Dwelling Place; A Life of Nathaniel Hawthorne.(Brief Article)

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From: Contemporary Review
Date: 19931101
Author:Wright, Esmond

The Queen has been asked to declare the witches of Salem innocent. Exactly 300 years ago, 20 people in the Massachusetts town were accused of sorcery, nineteen were hanged and one was crushed to death. The request from the Salem Tercentenary Committee was passed on by the Palace to No. 10 Downing Street, which is presumably still considering the matter for inclusion in the royal address to Parliament in October. Since Salem unveiled a memorial statue in July it seems unlikely that Parliament will pronounce a belated verdict on the most infamous witch-hunt in American history: but ...

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