Comments on ENGLISH DREAMING, ENGLISH RAIN: Witchfinder General

I live just down the road from Hadleigh in Capel S...

2008-10-24T13:15:00.000+01:00

I live just down the road from Hadleigh in Capel St Mary and had never heard of this side of the Witchfiner General story. Its hard to believe that we're drawing comparisons from this with a Presidential election in, supposedly, the most developed country on earth in 2008.

Panther – Hadleigh’s Cunning Murrell would be a go...

2008-10-20T09:42:00.000+01:00

Panther – Hadleigh’s Cunning Murrell would be a good example of a crow-doctor.

Unfortunately, this blog is not the best place for an in-depth discussion of folklore, so I will restrict myself to saying that the story on Wiki is bunk. As a child of the seventies who played regularly at Hadleigh Castle I can report that this ‘incident’ was already a well-known local ghost story and part

David, I've just discovered your blog. Which I lov...

2008-10-20T08:58:00.000+01:00

David, I've just discovered your blog. Which I love. I'm absolutely fascinated to hear about the place where you grew up, Hadleigh. What is a crow-doctor, by the way ?

I found you, by the way, because I was looking up Black Dogs (the folkloric kind, not the Churchillian) and read (on Wikipedia, i think) that some children in Hadleigh in the 1970s encountered just such a beast. Could

I want to know why this didn't make as big headlin...

2008-10-06T23:36:00.000+01:00

I want to know why this didn't make as big headline news as Obama's pastor being a little bit vocal.
At least what he said was based in some kind of rational argument you could follow in reverse, even if you didn't agree. Palin's guy is just plain wacko.

It is such a very sad case when people do such thi...

2008-10-05T19:36:00.000+01:00

It is such a very sad case when people do such things. Witchfinder? I didn't think they still exist - this is sobering. Why is it that people are so awful and hate what they do not know or envy what they do not have or cannot do? I wish for a better world - one where we can all live in peace and not be so ignorant and asinine to persecute others for who they are. I'm afraid that will not come in

and so say all of us!

2008-10-02T23:37:00.000+01:00

and so say all of us!

Heh. I haven't picked up a copy yet, but the fact ...

2008-10-02T10:53:00.000+01:00

Heh. I haven't picked up a copy yet, but the fact there's a header which reads WHEN HIPPOS ATTACK *VI* pretty much seals the deal, I think

Glad to see this eloquent post on the subject! Fun...

2008-10-01T22:25:00.000+01:00

Glad to see this eloquent post on the subject!

Funny that we would be blogging on the subject roughly at the same time.

I have to agree with you 100%, and good to know that you and others have not fallen under her "spell".

Even for politics this one smells

What a place to grow up in. I wonder, well no I be...

2008-10-01T21:58:00.000+01:00

What a place to grow up in. I wonder, well no I believe that the landscape around us especially where we grow has a great affect on us. There ius nothing I like more than that rare moment of pure quiet and stillness, when for the second everything stops and nothing can be heard. What I like about whwere I live now is that occasionally it happens...when I was a child, it happened often. When it

As always, very well said! I had no idea about her...

2008-10-01T18:29:00.000+01:00

As always, very well said!

I had no idea about her using a witchfinder!! What the HELL?? That is scary!! I'm going to have to go look for that now.

Thank you everyone for your comments. A couple of ...

2008-10-01T13:25:00.000+01:00

Thank you everyone for your comments. A couple of things to note:

KD – You are a sick and misguided puppy.

Unilove – Thank you. That is a lovely description that I am not sure my writing is worthy of.

Z and Yankee – I have an unshakeable faith in the decency of the majority of Americans which your comments only help strengthen.

Glamourpuss – I could not agree

Especially as this persecution appears to consist ...

2008-10-01T13:04:00.000+01:00

Especially as this persecution appears to consist of running old women out of town on the basis that there's been a few more accidents than usual.

Really though, it's the python I feel sorry for.

I just enjoy the fact that Palin has gotten farthe...

2008-09-30T03:24:00.000+01:00

I just enjoy the fact that Palin has gotten farther than Hillary Clinton with much less effort. Of course, she's generally less loathsome than Hillary. ;-)

What is most interesting to me about Palin's campa...

2008-09-29T14:20:00.000+01:00

What is most interesting to me about Palin's campaign is the way America suddently became appalled at the use of sexism in political comment. In a stunning display of hypocrisy, they defend Palin, because she is percevied as attractive, where they villified Clinton. The fact that most of the criticism against Palin has been about her inexperience, ridiculous beliefs and corruption just goes to

As an American living in England I am at a loss fo...

2008-09-29T12:27:00.000+01:00

As an American living in England I am at a loss for words when asked why they selected Palin for a V.P. slot...I do agree with zirelda - Palin scares a lot of us.

You use your words so well, that they are rich, lu...

2008-09-28T20:14:00.000+01:00

You use your words so well, that they are rich, lush, and loamy. I really need to stop by more often and inhale slowly and deeply.

Bravo!That woman scares me.

2008-09-27T14:57:00.000+01:00

Bravo!

That woman scares me.

But you have to admit--Palin is cute, even for a r...

2008-09-27T00:43:00.000+01:00

But you have to admit--Palin is cute, even for a religious zealot.

er ... amen!

2008-09-26T15:57:00.000+01:00

er ... amen!