The Witch of Prague (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: F. Marion Crawford
- First Published: 1891
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—extrasensory powers
- Time of Work: About 1890
- Setting: Prague, Czechoslovakia
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Folkloric or magical people, Love or romance, Immortality, Nineteenth century, Extrasensory perception or powers, Witches or witchcraft, Blood, Nuns, Czechoslovakia or Czechoslovakians, Hypnotism
- Locales: Prague, Czechoslovakia
The Plot
The story concerns the successes and failures of Unorna, a twenty-five-year-old wealthy orphan. Ever since childhood, when she was observed taming a wolf, she has possessed hypnotic, clairvoyant, and spell-casting powers. She is aided by Keyork Arabian, a clever, dwarfish physician, philosopher, and occultist who would give anything to possess her, body and soul. Unorna’s aim is to thwart the Wanderer’s seven-year search for Beatrice Varanger, his beloved. Beatrice’s father, opposed to their union, had traveled evasively with her until his recent death.
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