The Witch and the Priest
- 278pagine
- 10 ore di lettura
Hilda Lewis fu un'autrice britannica la cui opera si addentrava spesso nella storia e nella mitologia. Eccelleva nello scrivere sia per giovani lettori che per adulti, con i suoi romanzi storici che esploravano vite ed eventi passati con un approccio coinvolgente. I suoi scritti, sebbene ora in gran parte fuori stampa, sono caratterizzati da un profondo interesse per il soprannaturale e per i dettagli d'epoca. Lewis aveva la capacità di dare vita a epoche e personaggi del passato, offrendo ai lettori una ricca esperienza letteraria.






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