Calling the Spirits

Calling the Spirits A History of Seances

Lisa Morton2020
Calling the Spirits investigates the eerie history of our conversations with the dead, from necromancy in Homer's Odyssey to the emergence of Spiritualism, when Victorians were entranced by mediums and the seance was born. Among our cast are the Fox sisters, teenagers surrounded by "spirit rappings;" Daniel Dunglas Home, the "greatest medium of all time;" Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, whose unlikely friendship was forged, then riven, by the afterlife; and Helen Duncan, the medium whose trial in 1944 for witchcraft proved more popular to the public than news about the war. The book also considers Ouija boards, modern psychics and paranormal investigations, and is illustrated with engravings, fine art (from beyond), and photographs. A hugely entertaining contribution from the supernaturally adept Lisa Morton, Calling the Spirits begs the question: is anybody there . . . ?
Sign up to use

This book appears on the shelf Pub 2014

The Dark Affair
The Dark Affair by Máire Claremont
Echoes of Scotland Street
Echoes of Scotland Street by Samantha Young
Be With Me
Be With Me
Devil's game
Devil's game by Joanna Wylde
Torture to Her Soul
Torture to Her Soul by J. M. Darhower
Monster in His Eyes
Monster in His Eyes by J. M. Darhower

This book appears on the shelf Theme tis the season to be jolly

A Warm Heart in Winter
A Warm Heart in Winter by J.R. Ward
Forever Wild
Forever Wild by K.A. Tucker
All I Want for Christmas is a Cowboy
All I Want for Christmas is a Cowboy by Jessica Clare
An Ex for Christmas
An Ex for Christmas by Lauren Layne
The Christmas Cowboy Hero
The Christmas Cowboy Hero by Donna Grant
Rocky Mountain Miracle
Rocky Mountain Miracle by Christine Feehan

This book appears on the shelf Theme sweet romance

At Peace
At Peace by Kristen Ashley
The Bride Test
The Bride Test by Helen Hoang
Can't Escape Love
Can't Escape Love by Alyssa Cole
Blurred Lines
Blurred Lines by Lauren Layne
Bountiful
Bountiful by Sarina Bowen
That Second Chance
That Second Chance by Meghan Quinn