The Witchcraft of Salem Village

The Witchcraft of Salem Village is Shirley Jackson’s compelling account of one of the darkest and most disturbing episodes in early American history. Set in seventeenth-century Massachusetts, the book explores the atmosphere of fear, superstition and suspicion that led to the infamous Salem witch trials.

With her distinctive storytelling style, Jackson examines the people, accusations and events that transformed an ordinary Puritan community into the center of a tragic witch hunt. A fascinating work of historical nonfiction, The Witchcraft of Salem Village remains an engaging exploration of mass hysteria, belief and human behavior.