Editions of the daylight gate by jeanette winterson. Paranoia of witchcraft in 17th century england leads to a dozen people being charged for mass murder. The result was the daylight gate, published in britain in august 2012 and released in the united states in october 20 by grove press. Wintersons novella is set in 1612, during the feverishly paranoid. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. At the same time, james was bust dealing with difficult catholics all responsible for the gunpowder plot 1608 and all hidden away in lancashire catholic stronghold of england. To open the daylight gate is to be thrust into an england most americans will have trouble believing ever existed. I was reminded of this bizarre assertion as i read jeannette wintersons the daylight gate, published by hammer, the book imprint of the revivified horror film studio. After the gunpowder plot of 1605, every catholic conspirator in england fled to a wild, untamed place far from the reach of london law.
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