Pheneas Speaks by Arthur Conan Doyle

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Pheneas Speaks is a book by Arthur Conan Doyle, first published in 1927. A collection of spirit communications reported by Conan Doyle, this short work presents transcripts of séances conducted within his family circle, many mediated through Lady Doyle. The book introduces "Pheneas," an asserted spirit-guide whose messages range from affectionate family notes to wider reflections on the afterlife, moral progress, reincarnation, and warnings against materialism. Written in Doyle’s warm, conversational prose, the volume sits at the crossroads of memoir, séance transcript and spiritual manifesto. Contextually, the book should be seen in light of Doyle’s well-documented turn to Spiritualism after the First World War: he became one of the movement’s most prominent advocates, publishing a string of works arguing for the reality of spirit contact. 'Pheneas Speaks' was one of several volumes in which Doyle presented purported communications from the other side; it proved both influential among spiritualist readers and controversial among critics and skeptics. For audiences looking for historical spiritualist writings, séance transcripts, or Victorian/early-20th-century paranormal literature, this title is a representatively curious and heartfelt example.

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