Collection: Local Studies-Lending

William Harrison Ainsworth was one of England's greatest writers of the mid-19th century. This text takes the facts from the witch trials of 1612 to weave a story of Mother Chattox, Old Demdike and Alice Nutter as the witches of Pendle Hill.

Set in the Forest of Pendle, this book is a tale of the miserably poor and ignorant, where superstition was dominant and accusation abounded.

There's no template for making it as a globally successful pop group. Some of the ingredients remain constant and beyond the music, there's a mix'n'match selection of premature death, drugs, drink, destroyed friendships, lukewarm solo projects and bungled finances. The saga of Joy Division and Ne...