The Witchcraft of Salem Village
- ISBN-10
- 044503162X
- ISBN-13
- 9780445031623
- Category
- Salem (Mass.)
- Pages
- 125
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1956
- Author
- Shirley Jackson
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