"nearing 40" Act I (Page 32)
The Rev. Mr. Hale is from Beverly.
Giles Corey reveals to Rev. Hale that his wife has been reading big, wierd books and that he couldn't pray while she was there. But when she left that he could pray just fine, thus giving reason to...
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During the early 1950s. It was published in 1953.
Salem, Massachusetts.