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Twentieth Century

The Gardnerian Book of Shadows
The Witch-Cult in Western Europe [1921]
The Golden Bough by Sir James Frazer [1922]

Victorian

Aradia, Gospel of the Witches by Charles G. Leland [1899]
Etruscan Roman Remains in Popular Tradition by Charles G. Leland [1893]
Gypsy Sorcery and Fortune Telling by Charles G. Leland [1891]
Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft by Sir Walter Scott [1885]. Druids
Irish Druids and Old Irish Religions by James Bonwick [1894].
The Veil of Isis or Mysteries of the Druids By W. Winwood Reade [1861].

The Burning Times

The Malleus Maleficarum [1486], translated by Montague Summers [1928]
Dæmonology by King James the First. [1597] With Newes from Scotland [1591]
The Witch-Persecutions, Edited by George L. Burr [1896].

Additional Items of Interest

The Book of Hallowe'en by Ruth Edna Kelley [1919]
Irish Witchcraft and Demonology by St. John D. Seymore [1913]

Good Resources

The Journey series of lessons
The Journey Page on Freedom of Religion
A good series of lessons on the Sabbats - email to Pashta MaryMoon at wc586@victoria.tc.ca
The About.Com email courses on various religions, including Wicca
PEN resources for the incarcerated Pagan.