The Witchery of Archery, written by Maurice Thompson in 1878, was the first book in English about hunting with a bow ever published.[1] Its full title is The Witchery of Archery: A Complete Manual of Archery. With Many Chapters of Adventures by Field and Flood, and an Appendix Containing Practical Directions for the Manufacture and Use of Archery Implements.[2] It was the first important book about archery written in English since Toxophilus, which was written in 1545.[3] It was said that Witchery "...has as much effect on archery as Uncle Tom's Cabin had on the Civil War.[4]