Summary:

Chapters include: The Story of Swedenborg; Edward Irving: The Shakers; The Prophet of the New Revelation; The Hydesville Episode; The Career of the Fox Sisters; First Developments in America; The Dawn in England; Continued Progress in England; The Career of D.D. Home; The Davenport Brothers; The Researches of Sir William Crookes (1870-1874); The Eddy Brothers and the Holmeses; Henry Slade And Dr. Monck; and, Collective Investigations Of Spiritualism. Fun fact: Arthur Conan Doyle used to be friends with Houdini and was convinced that Houdini was actually a magician, like, with real magical powers. Houdini explained to him that it's all about illusions, trickery, etc, but Doyle was having none of it. Eventually, this was the cause of the end of their friendship.