The History of Spiritualism, Volume 1
Volume 1By Arthur Conan Doyle
Length10h 44m
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The History of Spiritualism, Vol. 1 is the first of Arthur Conan Doyle's two-volume comprehensive chronicle of the modern spiritualist movement. In this volume, Doyle traces the movement's 19th-century origins, beginning with the famous Fox Sisters of 1848, who sparked American spirit communication with their "rappings". He covers influential early figures and events in America and Europe: spirit mediums like D. D. Home and Eusapia Palladino, the spread of séance phenomena, and the philosophical foundations laid by pioneers such as Andrew Jackson Davis. Doyle writes with a scholar's detail and a believer's passion, recounting numerous séance accounts, spirit materializations, and even the challenges faced, like exposures of fraud and skeptical opposition. He frames spiritualism's rise against the backdrop of Victorian society, arguing that the movement answered a deep yearning for proof of immortality. The volume is rich with anecdotes (table-turning parlors, famous converts like scientist Sir William Crookes investigating mediums, etc.) and dozens of biographies of mediums and spiritists. Doyle's thesis is that despite setbacks, an undeniable thread of genuine phenomena ran through these decades. Volume 1 ends around the late 19th century, setting the stage for volume 2, and leaves readers with the sense of a grand spiritual revelation unfolding through history.
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GenreSpirituality and Religion, History
Length10 hrs 44 mins
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Publish dateAug 1, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The History of Spiritualism, Vol. I
17XIV. — COLLECTIVE INVESTIGATIONS OF SPIRITUALISM
2ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE, M.D., LL.D. Président d'Honneur de la Féderation Spirite Internationale President of the London Spiritualist Alliance President of the British College of Psychic Science
18APPENDIX
3PREFACE
19NOTES TO CHAPTER IV
4I. — THE STORY OF SWEDENBORG
20EVIDENCE OF THE HAUNTING OF THE HYDESVILLE HOUSE BEFORE THE FOX FAMILY OCCUPIED IT
5II. EDWARD IRVING: — THE SHAKERS
21STATEMENT OF MRS. HANNAH WEEKMAN
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6III. — THE PROPHET OF THE NEW REVELATION
22STATEMENT OF MICHAEL WEEKMAN
7IV. — THE HYDESVILLE EPISODE
23EXTRACT FROM HORACE, GREELEY'S ARTICLE IN THE NEW YORK TRIBUNE GIVING HIS OPINION OF THE FOX SISTERS AND THEIR MEDIUMSHIP*
8V. — THE CAREER OF THE FOX SISTERS
24THE MYSTERIOUS RAPPINGS
9VI. — FIRST DEVELOPMENTS IN AMERICA
25NOTE TO CHAPTER VI
10VII. — THE DAWN IN ENGLAND
26PEN-PICTURE OF LAKE HARRIS BY LAURENCE OLIPHANT
11VIII. — CONTINUED PROGRESS IN ENGLAND
27NOTES TO CHAPTER VII
12IX. — THE CAREER OF D.D. HOME
28ADDITIONAL TESTIMONY OF PROFESSOR AND MRS. DE MORGAN
13X. — THE DAVENPORT BROTHERS
29NOTE TO CHAPTER X
14XI. — THE RESEARCHES OF SIR WILLIAM CROOKES (1870-1874)
30WERE THE DAVENPORTS JUGGLERS OR SPIRITUALISTS?
15XII. — THE EDDY BROTHERS AND THE HOLMESES
31THE END OF VOLUME I
16XIII. — HENRY SLADE AND DR. MONCK
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