Giles Corey of the Salem Farms

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

EnglishAdded September 16, 2026

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Giles Corey was an English-born farmer who was "pressed to death" for refusing to enter a plea during the notorious Salem Witch Trials in 1692. His wife Martha was one of fourteen women hanged after the trials. This verse drama was written in 1868 and published as one of Longfellow's New England Tragedies. (Summary by Alan Mapstone) Cast List: Prologue: Alan Mapstone Giles Corey: Brian Fullen Martha(his wife): ShrimpPhish John Hathorne(Magistrate): Larry Wilson Cotton Mather(Minister): Greg Gior

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Giles Corey of the Salem Farms by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Format: MP3
Language: English
Type: Audiobook
Source: Public Domain