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Apparitions and thought-transference: An Examination of the Evidence of Telepathy

an examinaion of the evidence for telepathy

Also known as Apparitions and thought-transference; Apparitions and thought-transference: an examination of the evidence for telepathy

by Frank Podmore

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  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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Frank Podmore (1856–1910) was a paranormal researcher and socialist who co-founded the Fabian Society. He became interested in spiritualism while studying at Oxford and joined the Society for Psychical Research. Forced to leave his employment at the Post Office amid rumours of a homosexual scandal, Podmore was later found drowned in suspicious circumstances. This 1894 volume is a detailed and comprehensive study of a variety of unexplained phenomena. The author reviews numerous scientific tests of telepathic ability involving the transmission of thoughts, tastes and images (illustrated by reproduction of sketches purportedly sent between psychics). Also reported are researches into clairvoyance, automatic writing and even attempts to induce sleep using telepathy. The author explores a variety of rational explanations for the phenomena, including fraud and the influence of hypnosis and suggestibility. Diligent and carefully argued, Podmore's examination of the scientific study of the supernatural is also colourful and enthralling.

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists, Occultism and esotericism, Parapsychology and psychical research, Spiritualism, mediumship, and channeling, and Telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition.

  • Occultism and esotericism

    Retained metadata contains “supernatural” in the description.

    • “supernatural”· in description
  • Spiritualism, mediumship, and channeling

    Retained metadata contains “Automatic writing” in the description, “Spiritualism” in the description, and “Spiritualism” in the subject metadata.

    • “Automatic writing”· in description
    • “Spiritualism”· in description
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  • Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, openlibrary, and openlibrary-historical matched “Apparitions”. Retained metadata contains “Apparitions” in the title, “Apparitions” in the alternative title, “Apparitions” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

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  • Parapsychology and psychical research

    Retained metadata contains “Psychical research” in the description and “Parapsychology” in the subject metadata.

    • “Psychical research”· in description
    • “Parapsychology”· in subject
  • Telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition

    Controlled discovery queries from crossref, internet-archive, openalex, openlibrary, openlibrary-historical, and project-gutenberg matched “clairvoyance”, “telepathy”, “Telepathy”, and 2 additional term(s). Retained metadata contains “Telepathy” in the title, “thought-transference” in the title, “Telepathy” in the subtitle, and 5 additional metadata match(es).

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    • “Thought-transference”· via Internet Archive
    • “clairvoyance”· via OpenAlex
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Apparitions and thought-transference: An examination of the evidence for telepathy.

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1894Walter Scott Publishing Co; Walter Scott Publishing Co eBooksEnglish—Unknown

Apparitions and thought-transference

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1894-01-01T00:00:00ZLondon : W. Scott; London : W. Scott, ltd.; London : Walter Scott; London, W. Scott, ltd.; W. Scott, ltd.English—Public digitized item

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1895C. Scribner's Sons; London, W. Scoot, ltd.;; London, W. Scott; New York, C. Scribner's SonsEnglish—Public

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  • Contributing institution: Cornell University Library
  • Contributing institution: Harvard University
  • Contributing institution: New York Public Library
  • Contributing institution: Robarts - University of Toronto
  • Contributing institution: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
  • Contributing institution: University of Michigan
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  • Open Library reports 2 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
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  • Open Library reports 8 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
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