The History of Spiritualism 2 Volume Set Mixed media product

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 1 covers the background and origins of Victorian spiritualism, and focuses on key individuals including D.

D. Home. It also reports on several scientific investigations of spiritualist phenomena.

Volume 2 discusses celebrated mediums from 1870 to World War I, and topics including 'ectoplasm' and 'spirit photography'.

The History provides valuable insights into Victorian and early twentieth-century culture and the controversies generated by spiritualism at that time.