Hellish Nell
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| Originally published | 2001 |
| Authors | Malcolm Gaskill |
| Genres | Biography |
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| ID | 2110473 |
About Hellish Nell
The 1735 Witchcraft Act, charging that spirits of the dead had been raised by conjuration, was used for the last time in Portsmouth in 1944. The accused was Helen Duncan, a plump Scotswoman, convicted as a fraud yet believed by hundreds to possess the power to speak to the dead. . . .