Books like Spiritualism by Joseph McCabe

The Scottish writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) is best known for his creation of the character Sherlock Holmes. Trained as a medical doctor, Doyle - like many Victorian intellectuals - became fascinated by spiritualism and its promise of communication with the afterlife. Doyle was a firm believer in the movement, claiming as evidence 'sign[s] of a purposeful and organized invasion' from the spirit world. In 1926, towards the end of his life, he published this influential two-volume history. Volume 2 focuses on celebrated mediums from 1870 to World War I and explores topics such as 'ectoplasm', 'spirit photography' and 'voice mediumship'. Doyle also discusses spiritualism as practised in Europe and the religious aspects of the movement. The History provides valuable insights into Victorian and early twentieth-century culture and the enthusiasm and controversies generated by spiritualism at that time.

Book digitized by Google from the library of the New York Public Library and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb.

Describes the various aspects of spiritualism and some of its more famous practitioners.

When her husband is murdered in 1856 New York after a seance, Evelyn Atherton must clear her name by delving into the occult, partnering with a Manhattan lawyer to chase a charismatic medium and unravel a web of deception.