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A discovery concerning ghosts

with a rap at the "spirit-rappers"

Also known as Second Edition of A Discovery Concerning Ghosts

by George Cruikshank, Harry Houdini Collection DLC & McManus-Young Collection DLC

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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"Second Edition of A Discovery Concerning Ghosts" by George Cruikshank is a whimsical critique of supernatural beliefs, written in the mid-19th century. The text engages with the popular fascination surrounding ghosts and spirit phenomena, advocating for a rational and skeptical approach to such claims. Cruikshank employs sarcasm and humor, setting the stage for a discourse that investigates the credibility of historical ghost sightings and the cultural impact of ghost stories. The opening of the work introduces Cruikshank's position as a challenger of ghostly claims, asserting that he intends to debunk the myths surrounding spirits. He humorously critiques the long-standing traditions and stories associated with ghostly apparitions, referencing works by notable authors and playwrights to illustrate inconsistencies in ghost portrayals. He lays out his argument against the existence of ghosts, suggesting that ghostly appearances are often mere fabrications or misunderstood natural occurrences, while using clever illustrations and anecdotes to engage readers on this vexing subject. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists and Spiritualism, mediumship, and channeling.

  • Spiritualism, mediumship, and channeling

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, openlibrary-historical, and project-gutenberg matched “Mediums”, “Spiritualism”, and “spiritualism”. Retained metadata contains “Mediums” in the subject metadata and “Spiritualism” in the subject metadata.

    • “Mediums”· via Internet Archive
    • “Spiritualism”· via Internet Archive
    • “Spiritualism”· via Open Library
    • “spiritualism”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “Mediums”· in subject
    • “Spiritualism”· in subject
  • Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive and openlibrary-historical matched “Apparitions” and “Ghosts”. Retained metadata contains “Ghosts” in the title, “Ghosts” in the alternative title, “Apparitions” in the description, and 5 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Apparitions”· via Internet Archive
    • “Ghosts”· via Internet Archive
    • “Ghosts”· via Open Library
    • “Ghosts”· in title
    • “Ghosts”· in alternative title
    • “Apparitions”· in description

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Editions

3 editions cataloged here.

with a rap at the spirit rappers

Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan

1864London : Routledge, Warne, and Routledge; Routledge, Warne, and RoutledgeEnglish—Public

with a rap at the "spirit-rappers"

Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan

1863F. Arnold; London : F. ArnoldEnglish—Public

Second Edition of A Discovery Concerning Ghosts

Project Gutenberg electronic edition

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2011-06-24Project GutenbergEnglish—Public domain (USA)

Subjects

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Cataloging notes

  • Contributing institution: Oxford University
  • Contributing institution: University of Pittsburgh Library System
  • Digitization sponsor: Google
  • Digitization sponsor: University of Pittsburgh Library System
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: americana
  • Internet Archive institutional collection: europeanlibraries
  • Open Library reports 2 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Original print publication date and source edition are absent from Project Gutenberg metadata.
  • Scanner: google
  • Scanner: scribe3.indiana.archive.org
Catalog id
openlibrary-work:OL4687750W
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