Incidents in My Life

Klappentext The nineteenth-century spiritualist and medium D. D. Home describes extraordinary paranormal phenomena and everyday realities in this 1863 autobiography. Zusammenfassung The nineteenth-century medium D. D. Home here describes the extraordinary psychic events in his life, from his first vision at the age of thirteen to the séances he held for the rich and famous. The first of two autobiographical works, this 1863 publication describes the mysterious phenomena he experienced. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introductory chapter; 1. Early life - I become a medium; 2. Before the world; 3. Further manifestations in America; 4. In England; 5. At Florence, Naples, Rome and Paris; 6. In America. The Pressgang; 7. 1857-8 - France, Italy, and Russia. Marriage; 8. Russia, Paris and England; 9. The 'Cornhill' and other narratives; 10. Miraculous preservation. France and England; 11. A diary and letter; 12. In memoriam; Appendix.

Product details

• Authors: Daniel Dunglas Home
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.03.2011
• EAN: 9781108025669
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02566-9
• No. of pages: 310
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge; Incidents in My Life 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Religious, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Spiritualism, Spiritualism, Autobiography: historical, political & military, Autobiography: religious & spiritual, Autobiography: historical, political and military, Autobiography: religious and spiritual