{"product_id":"the-witching-hour-a-collection-of-victorian-tales-concerning-witchcraft-and-wizardry-9781447407362","title":"The Witching Hour - A Collection of Victorian Tales Concerning Witchcraft and Wizardry","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Various\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Fantasy and Horror Classics\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Fantasy and Horror Classics\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Horror - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe darkness of the Victorian age was not only Gothic, it was powerfully, terrifyingly female.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis extraordinary collection focuses exclusively on the theme of witchcraft and wizardry, gathering short stories, legends, and historical accounts penned entirely by women authors of the Victorian and Edwardian eras. 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