Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 88 Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark) 1863 1943 Jacobs, William Wymark Owen, Will 1869 1957 Breaking a Spell Odd Craft, Part 6. Produced by David Widger "Breaking a Spell" by W. W. Jacobs is a humorous short story from the early 20th century. This tale falls under the category of fiction, specifically a comedic narrative that explores themes of superstition and the absurdity of witchcraft beliefs. The story focuses on a character named Joe Barlcomb, who becomes increasingly paranoid about being bewitched due to a series of unfortunate events in his life. The storyline follows Joe Barlcomb as he tries to make sense of his bad luck, which he attributes to witchcraft, leading him to consult a supposed "white witch," Mrs. Prince. After enduring a series of misfortunes including his wife’s injury, his children's illnesses, and the death of his pig, Joe seeks Mrs. Prince's help to identify the source of his troubles. Following her peculiar advice involving buying and selling ha'pennies, Joe embarks on a comically misguided quest to discover who in his community wishes him ill. Ultimately, his foolish antics culminate in a misunderstanding that exposes the absurdity of the situation, leaving him as the subject of ridicule in his town when his actions result in unintended consequences instead of the expected resolution. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.7 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Humorous stories, English England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction Sailors -- Fiction PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: Humour 51500 2025-08-05T14:21:33.024033 text/html 47354 2020-12-14T18:51:51 text/html 538893 2025-08-05T14:21:34.799974 application/epub+zip 537627 2025-08-05T14:21:33.362069 application/epub+zip 67343 2025-08-05T14:21:33.166037 application/epub+zip 569712 2025-08-05T14:21:36.129974 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 561264 2025-08-05T14:21:34.542985 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 91885 2022-09-06T19:16:29.999520 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 41186 2025-08-05T14:21:32.881024 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21527 2024-10-28T19:15:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 42613 2020-12-14T18:51:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20108 2025-08-05T14:21:36.343982 application/rdf+xml 14945 2025-08-05T14:21:33.234022 image/jpeg 3041 2025-08-05T14:21:33.199989 image/jpeg 510251 2020-12-14T18:51:51 application/octet-stream application/zip 15946 2020-12-14T18:51:51 application/octet-stream application/zip 516651 2025-08-05T14:21:33.049981 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia