The History of Spiritualism - Hardcover

Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 144372260X ISBN 13: 9781443722605

Publisher: Hesperides Press, 2008

Synopsis

This vintage work contains a comprehensive treatise on the history of spiritualism, being a narrative which covers in a way the whole history of the Spiritualistic movement. Written in clear, concise language and full of interesting historical information, this is a text that will be of considerable utility to those with an interest in the colourful history and development of spiritualism, and it would make for a great addition to collections of allied literature. The chapters of this book include: 'The Story of Swedenborg', 'Edward Irving: The Shakers', 'The Prophet of the New Revelation', 'The Hydesville Episode', 'The Career of the Fox Sister', 'First Developments in America', 'The Dawn of England', 'Continued Progress in England', etcetera. We are republishing this vintage volume now complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

About this title

Book Description:

This two-volume history was published in 1926 by the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930), who, like many of his contemporaries, was fascinated by spiritualism. Volume 2 focuses on celebrated mediums from 1870 to World War I, and topics including 'ectoplasm' and 'spirit photography'.

About the Author:

The life of Arthur Conan Doyle illustrates the excitement and diversity of the Victorian age unlike that of any other single figure of the period. At different points in his life he was a surgeon on a whaling ship; a GP; an apprentice eye-surgeon; an unsuccessful parliamentary candidate (twice); a multi-talented sportsman; one of the inventors of cross-country skiing in Switzerland; a formidable public speaker; a campaigner against miscarriages of justice; a military strategist; a writer in a range of forms; and the head of an extraordinary family. In his autobiography, he wrote: 'I have had a life which, for variety and romance, could, I think, hardly be exceeded.' He was not wrong. But Conan Doyle was also a Victorian with a twist, a man of tensions and contradictions. He was fascinated by travel, exploration, and invention, indeed all things modern and technological; yet at the same time he was also very traditional, voicing support for values such as chivalry, duty, constancy, and honour. By the time of his death in July 1930 he was a celebrity, achieving worldwide fame and notoriety for his creation of the rationalist, scientific super-detective Sherlock Holmes; yet at the same time his later decades were taken up with his advocacy of the new religion of Spiritualism, in which he was a devoted believer.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hesperides Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 144372260X
• ISBN 13: 9781443722605
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 396