By association, Corrag herself is viewed as a witch given her knowledge of herbs, healing, and her sensitive focus toward the natural world. Originally from England, Corrag races north to Scotland at the request of her mother who is about to be hanged for witchcraft. Corrag’s tale is framed in that the story begins with her in jail awaiting execution while she tells her story to Charles Leslie, who in reality published the story of the Glencoe Massacre. The massacre occured after the MacDonald Clan swore their oath (albeit by a forced hand) to King William “too late,” subsequently solidifying the Jacobite cause in Scotland for years to come. The Highland Witch (entitled Corrag or Witch’s Light in some countries) by Susan Fletcher is based on the events of the 1692 Glencoe Massacre of Clan MacDonald, told from the perspective of a outsider named Corrag.
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