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“They were going to the Witches’ Sabbath. Mrs. Leak was a witch too; a matronly witch like Agnes Sampson…” (p170) #LollyWillowes

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Woodcut featuring Agnes Sampson Excerpt from Wikipedia: Agnes Sampson (died 28 January 1591) was a Scottish healer and purported witch. Also known as the "Wise Wife of Keith", Sampson was executed during the North Berwick witch trials in the last decade of the 16th century.
January 24, 2026 at 6:43 PM
jacquiwine.bsky.social
And here is the equally brilliant @backlisted.bsky.social discussion about the book!

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8. Sylvia Townsend Warner - Lolly Willowes — Backlisted
Sylvia Townsend Warner's debut novel 'Lolly Willowes' is the main book under discussion in this episode. It's nominated by journalist, author & playwright Samantha Ellis, and she discusses witchcr...
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December 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
pareshmalhotra.bsky.social
Coincidentally (but v aptly) finished #LollyWillowes last night. Happy Halloween!!
October 31, 2025 at 2:42 PM
dianalwalkerart.bsky.social
#lollywillowes
May 23, 2025 at 4:58 PM
rdorozario.bsky.social
For #Lollywillowes fans, in #sylviatownsendwarner 1929 The True Heart: "A wisp of straw blew past them like a witch on a broomstick, and the crouched thorns clapped their skeleton hands."
March 19, 2025 at 10:28 PM
mariafarrell.bsky.social
Working my way through a recent birthday-related set of acquisitions. All short books because I'm getting old!!

Sylvia Townsend Warner's "Lolly Willowes" doesn't exactly start as it means to carry on, does it...? Hell of a handbrake turn, that.
Colour photo of a stack of five books on a white-ish counter top with pink, red, yellow and part of a green balloon around and behind them. Top of the stack is The Man Who Planted Trees, by Jean Giono, then Tidal Waters by Velia Vidal, Blue Horses by Mary Oliver, LollyWillowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner, and A Way of Life, Like Any Other by Darcy O'Brien.
September 15, 2024 at 2:03 PM