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Spiritualism BIBLIOGRAPHY COMPILED BY R. A. PEDDIE It is believed the following list contains most of the im- portant works bearing on Spiritualism. It was impossible, however, to include more than a small percentage of the literature of the subject, and articles in periodicals have been altogether omitted. —R. A. P. 1850 Dewey (Dellon M.), " History of the strange Sounds or Rappings heard in Rochester and Western New Yorkj and usually called the Mysterious Noises." Rochester. 1850. I2mo. 1852 Elliott (Charles W.), ^' Mysteries ; or. Glimpses ot the Supernatural." New York. 1852. 8vo. [1852] Hammond (Charles), " Light from the Spirit World." The Pilgrimage of Thomas Paine and others to the Seventh Circle in the Spirit World. New York. [1852.] 8vo. 1853 Owen (Robert), "The Future of the Human Race ; or, a great, glorious and peaceful Revolution near at hand, to be effected through the agency of departed Spirits of good and superior Men and Women." London. 1853. 8vo. 1853 Close (Francis, Dean of Carlisle), "The Testers Tested ; or, Table Moving, Turning and Talking not Diabolical." A review of the publications of the Rev. Messrs. Godfrey, Gillson, Vincent and Dibdin. London. 1853. 8vo. 224 BIBLIOGRAPHY 1853 Rogers (E. C), '^ A Discussion on the Automatic Powers of the Brain: being a Defence against Rev. C. Beecher's attack upon the Philosophy of Mysterious " Agents in the review of ^ Spiritual Manifestations.' Boston. 185.S. 8vo. 1853 Rogers (E. C), " Philosophy of Mysterious Agents, Human and Mundane ; or, the Dynamic Laws and Relations of Man." Boston. 1853. 8vo. 1853 Prichard (John), ^^ A few sober Words of Table- talk about Table-spirits." Second edition. London. 1853. 8vo. " 1853 Spicer (Henry), Sights and Sounds : the Mystery of the Day : comprising an entire History of the American Spirit Manifestations." London. 1853. 8vo. 1853 Spicer (Henry), "^^ Facts and Fantasies: a sequel to Sights and Sounds." London. 185S. 8vo. 1853 Brittan (S. B.) and Richmond (B. W.), "Partridge and Brittan' s Spiritual Library. A Discussion of the Facts and Philosophy of Ancient and Modern Spiritualism." New York. 1853. 8vo. [1853] "Table Turning and Table Talking: containing detailed Reports of an infinite variety of Experi- ments." Pp. 191. London: H. Vizetelly. [1853.] 8vo. 1853 "Table Turning and Table Talking considered in connection with the Dictates of Reason and Common Sense." Pp.20. Bath : S, Gibbs. 1853. 8vo. 1853 "Satanic Agency and Table Turning: a letter to the Rev. Francis Close. in reply to his pamphlet ' " Table Turning not Diabolical.' London. 1 853. 8vo. BIBLIOGRAPHY 225 1853 Morgan (R. C), ^^An Inquiry into Table- Miracles, their Cause, Character and Consequence." Illus- trated by recent manifestations of spirit-writing and spirit-music. Bath. 1853. 12mo. 1853 Close (Francis, Dean of Carlisle), " Table Turning not Diabolical : a tract for the times." Second edition. London. 1853. 8vo. 1854 " Table Talking and the Parsons." By the Fox of Ballybotherem. London. 1854. 8vo. 1854 Cowan (Charles), ''Thoughts on Satanic Influence; or, Modern Spiritualism considered." London. 1854. 8vo. [1854] Dods (John B.), "Spirit Manifestations examined and explained : Judge Edmonds refuted ; or, an Exposition of the Involuntary Powers and Instincts of the Human Mind." New York. [1854.] 8vo. 1854-55 Edmonds (John W.) and Dexter (George T.), "Spiritualism." Tenth edition. (Vol. ii. fourth edition.) 2 vols. New York. 1854-55. 8vo. 1855 Tuttle (Hudson), "Scenes in the Spirit-World.'* New York. 1855. 8vo. 1855 Mahan (Asa), "Modern Mysteries explained and Exposed." Boston. 1855. 8vo. 1855 Capron (E. W.), "Modern Spiritualism: its Facts and Fanaticisms, its Consistencies and Contradic- tions." Boston. 1855. 8vo. 1855 Mattison (Hiram), " Spirit Rapping unveiled." New edition, with an appendix, containing replies to " Professor Brittan " and the Tiibujie. New York. 1855. 8vo. 1855-64 Linton (Charles), "The Healing of the Nations." Third edition. (Second series.) 2 vols. New York (Philadelphia). 1855-64. 8vo. P S26 BIBLIOGRAPHY 1855 Hayden (William B.), " On the Phenomena of Modern Spiritualism." Boston. 1855. 8vo. [1855.?] "Spirit Rapping and Spiritual Manifestations." [Signed: A Member of the Catholic Apostolic Church.] Pp.11. London : Bosworth & Harrison. [1855.?]. 8vo. '^ [1856] Hare (Robert), Lecture on Spiritualism." . Comprising an account of the Manifestations which induced the author's conversion to Spiritualism. Philadelphia. [1856.] 8vo. 1857 Rymer (John Snaith), "^ Spirit Manifestations." (A Lecture.) London. 1857. 8vo. 1858 Hare (Robert), "Experimental Investigation of the Spirit Manifestations." Fifth edition. New York. 1858. 8vo. 1858 Brittan (S. B.) and Hanson (D. D.), "An Oral Discussion of Spiritualism." New York. 1858. 8vo. I860 Owen (Robert Dale), " Footfalls on the Boundary of another World." London. I860. 12mo. 1860-63 Tuttle (Hudson), "Arcana of Nature; or, the History and Laws of Creation." 2 vols, Boston. 1860-63. 8vo. [I860] Harris (Thomas Lake), "Modern Spiritualism: its Truths and its Errors : a Sermon.'' New York. [I860.] 12mo. I860 Grant (Miles), "Discussion on Spiritualism and Immortality between M. G. and J. S. Loveland." Boston. I860. 8vo. 1862 Barkas (Thomas P.), "Outlines of Ten Years' In- vestigations into the Phenomena of Modern Spiritualism." London. 1862. 8vo. BIBLIOGRAPHY 227 [1862] Nangle (Edward), ''Spiritualism fairly tried and its Phenomena traced to their true Cause." Second edition. London. [1862.] 12mo. 1863 [Guppy ( )], ''Mary Jane; or. Spiritualism Chemically Explained, with spirit-drawings, etc." London. 1863. 8vo. 1863-72 Home (Daniel Dunglass), " Incidents in my Life." Series 1-2. London. 1863-72. 8vo. 1 864 Nichols (Thomas L.), " A Biography of the Brothers Davenport. With some account of the physical and psychical phenomena which have occurred in their presence in America and Europe." London. 1864. 8vo. 1864 Powell (James Henry), "Spiritualism: its Facts and Phases." London. 1864. 8vo. '^ 1864 Wilkinson (W. M.), Spirit-Drawings : a personal narrative." Second edition. London. 1864. 8vo. [1865] Powell (James Henry), "A Sketch of the Lives of the Davenport Brothers, with an account of their Manifestations in America and England." London. [1865.] 8vo. 1866 Wallace (Alfred Russel), "The Scientific Aspect of the Supernatural : indicating the desirableness of an experimental enquiry by men of science into the alleged powers of Clairvoyants and Mediums." London. 1866. 8vo. [1866] "Spiritualism in 1866." London. [1866.] 12mo. 1867 Cooper (Robert), "Spiritual Experiences, including seven months with the Brothers Davenport." London. 1867. 8vo. 1867 Truthseeker, "Six Months' Experience at home of Spirit Communion, with replies to questions." Pp.32. London : J. Caldwell. 1867. 8vo. 228 BIBLIOGRAPHY '^ [1867] Powell (James Henry )j Mediumship : its Laws and Conditions^ with brief instructions for the formation of Spirit Circles." [London. 1867.] 8vo. [1868] Hopley (Thomas), ^^ Hints bearing upon so-called ' Spiritualism.' " The Brothers Davenport and Mr. Fay. London. [1868.] 8vo. [1869] Quin (W. T. W., fourth Earl of Bunraven), "Ex- periences in Spiritualism with Mr. D. D. Home." Pp. 32 + 179. [London. 1869?] 8vo. 1870 White (William), "An Evening with Mr. Home fifteen years ago, and Reflections thereon. A Lecture." London. 1870. 8vo. 1870 T. (F. J.), "Heaven opened; or. Messages for the bereaved from our little ones in glory. Through the mediumship of F. J. T." London. 1870. 8vo. 1870 Hardinge Britten (Emma), "Modern American Spiritualism : a twenty years' record of the Com- munion between Earth and the World of Spirits/' Third edition. New York. 1 870. 8vo. 1871 " Report on Spiritualism of the Committee of the London Dialectical Society, together with the Evi- dence. and a selection from the Correspondence." Pp. 11 + 412. London: Longmans. 1871. 8vo. 1871 Owen (Robert Dale), "The Debatable Land betweenthis World and the next." London. 1871. 8vo. 1871 Tuttle (Hudson), " Arcana of Spiritualism." Boston. 1871. 8vo. [1871] Vindex, "Prove all Things. Spiritualism versus Satanism." A reply to the Rev. John Jones. London: J.Burns. [1871.] 8vo. [1871] Massey (Gerald), " Concerning Spiritualism." London. 1871. l6mo. BIBLIOGRAPHY 229 1871 Jones (Rev. John), "Spiritualism the Work of Demons/' Liverpool. 1871. 8vo. 1871 Crookes (Sir William), "Psychic Power. Spirit Power." Experimental investigations of W. C, Dr. Huggins, Sergeant Cox and Lord Lindsay. London. 1871. 8vo. 1871 Crookes (Si?^ William), " Psychic Force and Modern Spiritualism : a reply to the Quarterly Review and other critics." London. 1871. 8vo. Fourth 1000. To which is added Corre- spondence upon Dr. Carpenter's asserted refutation of the author's experimental proof of the existence of a hitherto undetected force. London. 1872. 8vo. 1871 Dibdin (Robert W.), "Reply to the Quarterly Review (No. 262) on Spiritualism. To which is appended the Lecture on Table Turning reviewed therein." London. 1871. 8vo. [1872] [Burr, E. J.], "About Spiritualism." New York. [1872.] l6mo. [1873] Guppy (Samuel), "Imitations of Spiritual Phe- nomena." Third edition. Pp. 21. London : Penfold & Farmer. [1873.] 8vo. 1 873 Sexton (Rev. George), " God and Immortality,viewed in the light of modern Spiritualism." London. 1 873. 8vo. 1874 Crookes {Sir William), "Researches in the Phe- nomena of Spiritualism." London. 1874. 8vo. 1875 Mahan (Asa), "The Phenomena of Spiritualism scientifically explained and exposed." London. 1875. l6mo. " 1875 Harrison (William Henry), Spirit People : a description
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