# Mary Schweidler, the amber witch

_The most interesting trial for witchcraft ever known, printed from an imperfect manuscript by her father, Abraham Schweidler, the pastor of Coserow in the island of Usedom / edited by W. Meinhold ; translated from the German by Lady Duff Gordon._

By Wilhelm Meinhold.

"Mary Schweidler, the amber witch" by Wilhelm Meinhold is a German novel published in 1838. Originally presented as an authentic 17th-century chronicle, this literary hoax tells the story of Maria Schweidler, a pastor's daughter falsely accused of witchcraft during the Thirty Years' War. When a rejected suitor conspires against her, Maria faces trial and torture, confessing to crimes she never committed. The deception fooled critics across Germany, sparking debates about historical authenticity that Meinhold intended as a challenge to modern biblical scholarship. (Summary by Project Gutenberg, written by machine.)

- Language: English
- Translator: Lucie Duff Gordon, Lady
- Subjects: Witchcraft -- Pomerania (Poland and Germany)

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## Audiobooks of it

- [Mary Schweidler, the Amber Witch](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/books/librivox/13155) by Wilhelm Meinhold (7 h 3 min, English)

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