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The Last Witch of Langenburg.(Brief article)(Book review)

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| May 18, 2009 | COPYRIGHT 2009 All rights reserved. Reproduced by permission of The CondÃ© Nast Publications Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

In the German hamlet of Langenburg in 1672, panic ensued when a young woman named Anna Fessler ate a butter cake and died overnight. Had Anna Schmieg, her neighbor, poisoned the cake by means of witchcraft? Robisheaux explores the lore surrounding one of Germany's last witch trials, using details from a gruesome autopsy report, an investigation mounted by the court adviser Ulrich von Gulchen, and eyewitness ...

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