Books like The discoverie of witchcraft

The discoverie of witchcraft by Reginald Scot reads as analytical, critical. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

Essays

Francis Bacon · 1618

Same classic feel

50% genome match

Literary works of Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci · 1883

Same classic feel

61% genome match

Conversations of Goethe with Eckermann and Soret

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe · 1828

Same nonfiction feel

63% genome match

Essais

Montaigne, Michel de · 1600

Both explore skepticism

56% genome match

Witchcraft

Richard Marshall · 1995

Both explore witchcraft & religion

72% genome match

Les confessions

Jean-Jacques Rousseau · 1782

Both explore enlightenment

53% genome match

Gerhard Richter

Richter, Gerhard · 1971

Same nonfiction feel

55% genome match

Why I am not a Christian

Bertrand Russell · 1927

Both explore religion & skepticism

70% genome match

The scholemaster

Roger Ascham · 1571

Same classic feel

57% genome match

Walden

Henry David Thoreau · 1854

Same philosophy feel

50% genome match

Rights of Man

Thomas Paine · 1791

Both explore enlightenment

68% genome match

The book of misers

Jāḥiẓ · 1997

Same nonfiction feel

54% genome match