Mr. Brisher’s Treasure
Short story by H. G. Wells first published in 1899, a morality tale of greed and hypocrisy.
H. G. Wells, Short story
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Articles for which there is no corresponding Wikipedia article.
Male, Scottish, Witch
Robert Grierson, witchcraft
Named by several accused of witchcraft during the North Berwick witch trials, Grierson died whilst being tortured during his interrogation.
H. G. Wells, Short story
The Thing in No. 7
Short story by H. G. Wells first published in 1894, about the thing that one of a group of friends encounters after taking shelter in an empty house.
H. G. Wells, Short story
The Door in the Wall
Short story by H. G. Wells, first published in 1906, about a man’s grieving for a magical garden he had found as a child, and desperately wants to find again.
H. G. Wells, Short story
The Magic Shop
Short story by H. G. Wells first published in 1903, about a visit by a young boy and his father to a shop selling disturbingly realistic magical illusions.
Premonition
British Premonitions Bureau
Organisation set up by the psychiatrist John Barker in 1966 in the wake of the Aberfan disaster. Its aim was to collect premonitions from members of the public in the hope of being able to issue warnings about similar tragedies in the future.
Scottish, Tower house
Scottish tower house
Characteristic style of Scottish castle building in the form of a tall tower, surrounded by one or more wings in L or Z-shaped floor plans in its later development.
Collector, Male, Scottish
Joseph Neil Paton
Damask designer and antiquarian with large collection containing witchcraft objects, including the skull of Lilias Adie. Father of the artist Joseph Noel Paton.
Pottery, Yorkshire
Potovens pottery
Hamlet on the Wakefield Outwood, now known as Wrenthorpe, where small pot works were built.
English, Female, Witch
Elleine Smithe, witch
Essex woman convicted and hanged for witchcraft in 1579.
