Of Toads and Hares: The Witches and Wisewomen of England

Author: Stimpson, Benjamin

Myth & legend told as fiction

Published on 10 September 2026 by The History Press Ltd in the United Kingdom.

Hardback | 10 Illustrations, black and white
162 x 242 x 28 | 516g

IN THIS LAND, THE HISTORY AND LORE OF THE WITCH AND WISEWOMAN RUNS DEEP.

Let Of Toads and Hares take you on a magical county-by-county tour of English folklore and myths that have lain dormant for hundreds of years. Discover the witches who cavorted with spirits, sold themselves to the Devil and shapeshifted into hares. Journey through the marketplaces where wisewomen could tell your fortune, heal and curse, whilst selling you a love charm.

Step into England’s mystical and superstitious past with these carefully curated retellings of well-known and obscure regional legends. An excellent research tool to dip into for writers, travellers and cunning folk alike that shows the story of the witch goes further than the gallows.