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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Excerpt from Les Lumières Et les Ombres du Spiritualisme: Traduit de l'Anglais, Avec PréfaceQuant a admettre qu'une sorte de folie ou d'illusion serait venue fondre sur toute une réunion de personnes intelligentes, saines d'esprit partout ailleurs, qui sont d'accord sur les moindres particularités et les détails des faits dont elles sont témoins, il n'y faut point songer, en tout cas ce serait la quel que chose de plus incroyable que les faits...

Excerpt from Incidents in My LifeIt is utterly false that I ever directly or indirectly claimed to be the inventor of the Stereoscope.It is utterly false that I ever claimed the merit of anything, either done or claimed to have been done, by Mr. Stevenson.It is also utterly false that I ever claimed any invention made by Fresnel, or any invention made by any other person of which I was not the Author.As the resident head of the University of E...

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Excerpt from Les Lumières Et les Ombres du Spiritualisme: Traduit de l'Anglais, Avec PréfaceHommage bien faible en retour des preuves constantes d'estime et d'a¿ection qu'il m'a toujours données. J'étais fier de son amitié d'autant plus qu'il alliait à la noblesse du nom cette autre noblesse qui vient de la grandeur de l'esprit et la bonté du cceur. Qu'il veuille bien recevoir.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands ...

The two autobiographical volumes entitled Incidents in My Life, published in 1863 and 1872, recount the mysterious experiences of the internationally renowned spiritualist and medium D. D. Home and respond to his critics. They present fascinating insights into the controversies surrounding spiritualism, which attracted many famous adherents during the Victorian period.

A colourful discussion of mediums and their abilities, by the self-proclaimed 'Grandfather of English Spiritualism', first published in 1877.

The nineteenth-century spiritualist and medium D. D. Home responds to his critics in this colourful 1872 publication.

The nineteenth-century spiritualist and medium D. D. Home describes extraordinary paranormal phenomena and everyday realities in this 1863 autobiography.

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An autobiography of the most sensational physical medium the world has ever seen. Not only could Daniel D. Home convey messages from the spirits, just as most mediums do, but he could also produce tangible evidence of the presence of the spirits themselves. In his séances, which were attended by royalty and the leading literary and social elite of his day, the hands of the spirits touched the sitters, moved heavy furniture, and tilted tabl...

Excerpt from Incidents in My Life These incidents were, the locomotion of ponderable objects without any perceptible mortal agency, and the creation of sounds without any discoverable human origin and through their instrumentality, such an intelligence displayed as ena bled conversation to be carried on with the unseen power that was acting thus strangely in their midst. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of...

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Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.