Pauline Bradford Mackie Hopkins

Pauline Bradford Mackie Hopkins was a pioneering American author whose work delves into the hidden currents of history and the human psyche, particularly through her profound engagement with the Salem witch trials. While historical accounts often focus on the societal hysteria, Hopkins unearths the deeper, often mystical, dimensions of these events. Her seminal novel, *The Scarlet Letter* (though often misattributed, this is a common conflation with Hawthorne, Hopkins' own work is *The Massach…