The Best Psychic Stories
By Katherine Rickford, others, Nizida, Walter F. Prince, Helena Blavatsky, St. John D. Seymour, Andrew Jackson Davis, Gambier Bolton, William T. Stead, Elsa Barker, George Wharton Edwards, Jack London, Hereward Carrington, Lafcadio Hearn, Algernon Blackwood, Ambrose Bierce, Edgar Allan Poe, and various authors
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This collection of sixteen stories contains a mixture of stories about ghosts and contacts from spirits, some by celebrated authors, together with essays on psychical research. As Joseph French notes in the preface, even for the skeptic, tales of ghostly activity retain a distinct fascination. The widespread interest in psychic phenomena in the early twentieth century proved to be a significant stimulus to literary production. CONTENTS 1) “When the World was Young” by Jack London 2) “The Return” by Algernon Blackwood 3) “The Second Generation” by Algernon Blackwood 4) “The Clavecin-Bruges” by George Wharton Edwards 5) “Ligeia” by Edgar Allan Poe 6) “The Sylph and the Father” by Elsa Barker 7) “A Ghost” by Lafcadio Hearn 8) “The Eyes of the Panther” by Ambrose Bierce 9) “Photographing Invisible Beings” by William T. Stead 10) “Ghosts in Solid Form” by Gambier Bolton 11) “The Phantom Armies seen in France” by Hereward Carrington 12) “The Portal of the Unknown” by Andrew Jackson Davis 13) “The Supernormal: Experiences” by St John D. Seymour 14) “Nature-spirits, or Elementals” by Nizida 15) “A Witch’s Den” by Helena Blavatsky 16) “Some Remarkable Experiences of Famous Persons” by Walter F. Prince
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This collection of sixteen stories contains a mixture of stories about ghosts and contacts from spirits, some by celebrated authors, together with essays on psychical research.
As Joseph French notes in the preface, even for the skeptic, tales of ghostly activity retain a distinct fascination. The widespread interest in psychic phenomena in the early twentieth century proved to be a significant stimulus to literary production.
CONTENTS
1) “When the World was Young” by Jack London
2) “The Return” by Algernon Blackwood
3) “The Second Generation” by Algernon Blackwood
4) “The Clavecin-Bruges” by George Wharton Edwards
5) “Ligeia” by Edgar Allan Poe
6) “The Sylph and the Father” by Elsa Barker
7) “A Ghost” by Lafcadio Hearn
8) “The Eyes of the Panther” by Ambrose Bierce
9) “Photographing Invisible Beings” by William T. Stead
10) “Ghosts in Solid Form” by Gambier Bolton
11) “The Phantom Armies seen in France” by Hereward Carrington
12) “The Portal of the Unknown” by Andrew Jackson Davis
13) “The Supernormal: Experiences” by St John D. Seymour
14) “Nature-spirits, or Elementals” by Nizida
15) “A Witch’s Den” by Helena Blavatsky
16) “Some Remarkable Experiences of Famous Persons” by Walter F. Prince
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Author Bio: Elsa Barker
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Author Bio: various authors
Author Bio: Edgar Allan Poe
Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1848) transformed the American literary landscape with his innovations in the short story genre and his haunting lyrical poetry, and he is credited with inventing American gothic horror and detective fiction. He was first published in 1827 and then began a career as a magazine writer and editor and a sharp literary critic. In 1845 the publication of his most famous poem, “The Raven,” brought him national fame.
Author Bio: Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Bierce (1842–ca. 1914) was an American journalist, short-story writer, and poet. Born in Ohio, he served in the Civil War and then settled in San Francisco. He wrote for Hearst’s Examiner, his wit and satire making him the literary dictator of the Pacific coast and strongly influencing many writers. He disappeared into war-torn Mexico in 1913.
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Author Bio: Algernon Blackwood
Algernon Blackwood (1869–1951) led a rich and varied life. Storyteller, mystic, adventurer, and radio and television personality, he is best remembered for his two superlative horror stories, “The Willows” and “The Wendigo.” But in his lifetime he wrote over 150 stories, at least a dozen novels, two plays, and quite a few children’s books as well. By the time of his death, he had become one of the greatest writers of supernatural fiction in the twentieth century.
Author Bio: Lafcadio Hearn
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Author Bio: Hereward Carrington
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Author Bio: Jack London
Jack London (1876–1916) was an American author, journalist, and social activist. Before making a living at his writing, he spent time as an oyster pirate, a sailor, a cannery worker, a gold miner, and a journalist. He was a pioneer in the then-burgeoning world of commercial magazine fiction and was one of the first fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and a large fortune from his fiction writing. He is best known for his novels The Call of the Wild and White Fang, both set during the Klondike gold rush, as well as the short stories “To Build a Fire,” “An Odyssey of the North,” and “Love of Life.” He also wrote of the South Pacific in such stories as “The Pearls of Parlay” and “The Heathen.” He was a passionate advocate of unionization, socialism, and the rights of workers and wrote several powerful works dealing with these topics, including The Iron Heel, The People of the Abyss, and The War of the Classes.
Author Bio: George Wharton Edwards
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Author Bio: Katherine Rickford
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Author Bio: William T. Stead
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Author Bio: Gambier Bolton
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Author Bio: Andrew Jackson Davis
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Author Bio: St. John D. Seymour
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Author Bio: Helena Blavatsky
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Author Bio: Walter F. Prince
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Author Bio: Nizida
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| Available Formats : | CD, MP3 CD |
| Category: | Nonfiction/Body, Mind & Spirit |
| Runtime: | 9.02 |
| Audience: | Adult |
| Language: | English |
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