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Seances, ghosts and things that go bump in the night

16 years ago

Hello friends,

I just posted on the October "what are you reading" thread about a light fun mystery by Victoria Thompson entitled, "Murder on Waverly Place". It was #14 in a series and the most recent book by this author. But the intriguing part for me is that the muder took place during a seance. Now I want to know more.

More what?

The Victorian Era was known for an interest in all things spiritual. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was one famous person who believed in the spirit world. But what am I looking for? I think what I am looking for is more info on this aspect of Victorian Life - both in the US and England - for these are the two countries in which I know spiritualism was quite popular. But anywhere a book takes me is fine.

And what a bonus to be looking for such books during the month of October with Halloween around the corner and the night descending earlier and earlier each evening. The types of books I am most interested in reading at the moment would be bios of mediums, well-researched historical fiction and non-fiction. Ghost stories are fun too but I am really interested in the non-fiction side of this cultural phenomenon... how did it start? What tricks were used? What was the typical seance really like? And so on.

Thanks so much for any titles!

PAM

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