tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885320105550742793.post8366030132595052304..comments2024-03-29T05:36:34.996-04:00Comments on NEW ENGLAND FOLKLORE: Kidnapped by Witches in PlymouthPeter Muisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05939949561996555115noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885320105550742793.post-31775565819865903992012-10-02T08:43:55.864-04:002012-10-02T08:43:55.864-04:00Thanks everyone for your comments. I'm glad yo...Thanks everyone for your comments. I'm glad you liked this story as much as I did. Trippler, I also used an electronic copy of this book since my library didn't have one. Very handy!<br /><br />To the anonymous poster who mentions fairyfolk and aliens: I definitely think there are some parallels in this story. For the English colonists who settled here, witches and the Devil were the default supernatural beings. They didn't bring over the English fairy beliefs when they immigrated. In Europe these night time abductions would have been blamed on fairies, but here in New England they were blamed on witches because they were the main supernatural entity in the colonists' worldview. Peter Muisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05939949561996555115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885320105550742793.post-86054088834861234862012-10-01T20:12:37.957-04:002012-10-01T20:12:37.957-04:00Eerie. There are obvious parallels to old-world ta...Eerie. There are obvious parallels to old-world tales of the fairyfolk, not to mention the modern-day analogue of alien abduction and "missing time." Thanks for sharing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885320105550742793.post-45254906394375271252012-09-26T22:03:12.032-04:002012-09-26T22:03:12.032-04:00I was inspired by your article to try to find the ...I was inspired by your article to try to find the book by WmRoot Bliss. Alas, neither our local nor county library had it. Therefore, I looked it up and it's available online:<br /><br />http://archive.org/details/oldcolonytownoth00bli<br /><br />http://archive.org/stream/oldcolonytownoth00bli#page/n5/mode/2up<br /><br /><br />This site also has the book on audio. These spooky tales make for great fun on Halloween!<br /><br />:)Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885320105550742793.post-11732228756954773782012-09-25T08:49:21.087-04:002012-09-25T08:49:21.087-04:00A wonderful tale!A wonderful tale!magikalseasonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11782415318265540268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1885320105550742793.post-38648902290393998852012-09-23T23:55:43.190-04:002012-09-23T23:55:43.190-04:00Wonderful folkloric tale. I greatly enjoy reading ...Wonderful folkloric tale. I greatly enjoy reading old New England tales. Please post a bundle of them for the forthcoming Halloween fest.<br /><br />I hope you enjoyed your Mabon - ditto for others reading your very interesting blog.Tripplerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16568801152695491482noreply@blogger.com