book search
posted by Lang'uid Squal'or, a student of transexual arts on June 14, 2001
Since we're all spread out over hill n yon (?), I thought I'd employ those of you who like to comb the used bookstores in your areas to find a book I'm looking for.
Title: Witchfinder General
Author: Ronald Bassett (some websites have it Roland Bassett, ?)
This, I believe, is a NOVEL but based on the true story of Matthew Hopkins, an infamous lawyer-turned-witchhunter during the Cromwell England. (It was made into a movie, produced by Roger Corman's International Pictures and released in USA as The Conqueror Worm, as The House of Corman was want to pillage the works of Poe. A good synopsis of book, film, and director is here:
http://film.guardian.co.uk/Century_Of_Films/Story/0,4135,408045,00.html And yes I confess it was the violent movie that got me interested in the book. I could really see it being remade, maybe by Terry Gilliam, given his love for the Brit, or even Tim Burton, based on the look of his SLEEPY HOLLOW.)
Anyway, I have no idea when it was last in print, if it was in pb or hb; I could see it being shelved anywhere in between history, historical fiction, British hisory, even horror. Who knows.
Also, all I want is some copy to read that's in fairly decent shape, no 1st Ed., collectable edition, I can't afford that.
Thanks y'all for considering my lurid interests. If I can return the favor, send me/post a list of books, records, cds, that y'all're looking for, I'm always poking around the used stores.
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