Description

A lecturer and writer on spiritualism, Emma Hardinge Britten (1823–99) acted as a medium in both England and America. Allegedly written by an enigmatic nobleman, 'Chevalier Louis de B.', Ghost Land was prepared for publication by Britten in 1876. The author's real identity is unknown, and scholars have attributed the work to various personalities, including Ernest de Bunsen, Britten's husband William, and Britten herself. The book is divided into two parts, 'The Neophyte' and 'The Adept'. Each part includes a series of sketches from the life of the author, who was initiated into the ancient mysteries of the occult. The book also describes the spiritual encounters of an Englishman referred to as 'John Cavendish Dudley'. Britten claimed to have translated the French parts of the manuscript and edited the English sections. Of enduring interest in the history of spiritualism, the work reflects a strong theosophical influence.

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists, Lost civilizations and anomalous archaeology, Occultism and esotericism, Spiritualism, mediumship, and channeling, and Theosophy, Anthroposophy, and New Thought.

Occultism and esotericism
Controlled discovery queries from crossref matched “occultism”. Retained metadata contains “Occultism” in the subtitle, “occult” in the description, and “Occultism” in the edition subtitle.
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- “Occultism”· in subtitle
- “occult”· in description
- “Occultism”· in edition subtitle
Theosophy, Anthroposophy, and New Thought
Retained metadata contains “theosophical” in the description.
- “theosophical”· in description
Spiritualism, mediumship, and channeling
Retained metadata contains “Spiritualism” in the description.
- “Spiritualism”· in description
Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists
Retained metadata contains “ghost” in the title, “ghost” in the description, and “ghost” in the edition title.
- “ghost”· in title
- “ghost”· in description
- “ghost”· in edition title
Lost civilizations and anomalous archaeology
Retained metadata contains “ancient mysteries” in the description.
- “ancient mysteries”· in description

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Edition	Date	Publisher	Language	ISBN	Access	Links
Or Researches into the Mysteries of Occultism Crossref publisher-supplied book record	2014-01-02	Cambridge University Press	—	9781107049581 9781108067942	Unknown	Crossref (opens in a new tab)