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Montague Summers

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British writer (1880-1948)

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Augustus Montague Summers was an English author, clergyman, and teacher. As an independent scholar, he published many works on the English drama of the Stuart Restoration (1660-1688) and helped to organise and to promote the performance of plays from that period.

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Tellisford House, Summers's childhood home, and the adjacent Trinmore, located in Clifton Down, BristolTellisford House, Summers's childhood home, and the adjacent Trinmore, located in Clifton Down, BristolPhotograph of Montague Summers in clerical dress, ca. 1935,[8] from the collection of the Georgetown University Library (GTM110501)Photograph of Montague Summers in clerical dress, ca. 1935,[8] from the collection of the Georgetown University Library (GTM110501)Cartoon of the Rev. Montague Summers, drawn by "Matt" (Matthew Austin Sandford) for the London Evening Standard, ca. 1925[1]: xviiiCartoon of the Rev. Montague Summers, drawn by "Matt" (Matthew Austin Sandford) for the London Evening Standard, ca. 1925[1]: xviiiTitle page of The History of Witchcraft and Demonology by Montague Summers, published in 1926 by Kegan Paul as part of the series "History of Civilization", edited by C. K. OgdenTitle page of The History of Witchcraft and Demonology by Montague Summers, published in 1926 by Kegan Paul as part of the series "History of Civilization", edited by C. K. OgdenFrontispiece (depicting Pope Innocent VIII) and title page of Summers's English translation of the Malleus Maleficarum, published in 1928 by John RodkerFrontispiece (depicting Pope Innocent VIII) and title page of Summers's English translation of the Malleus Maleficarum, published in 1928 by John Rodker"Preparation for the Witches' Sabbath", engraving by Jacques Aliamet after a painting by David Teniers the Younger, ca. 1650. This was used by Montague Summers as a frontispiece to his History of Witchcraft and Demonology (1926)."Preparation for the Witches' Sabbath", engraving by Jacques Aliamet after a painting by David Teniers the Younger, ca. 1650. This was used by Montague Summers as a frontispiece to his History of Witchcraft and Demonology (1926).

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Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature

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Augustus Montague Summers was an English author, clergyman, and teacher. As an independent scholar, he published many works on the English drama of the Stuart Restoration (1660-1688) and helped to organise and to promote the performance of plays from that period. He also wrote extensively on the occult and has been characterized as "arguably the most seminal twentieth-century purveyor of pop culture occultism."

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Lived 1880 to 1948 · aged 68
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