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"Inferences from Haunted Houses and Haunted Men" by J. W. Harris is a scientific publication written in the early 20th century. The book delves into topics surrounding the phenomena of hauntings and alleged supernatural occurrences, focusing particularly on the connections between these events and hypnotism. Through his exploration, the author aims to shed light on the often-dismissed aspects of psychical research while invoking the scientific rigor of his time. In this work, Harris examines various accounts of hauntings, including the experiences of individuals at a particular location known as B---- House. He posits that many ghostly encounters can be explained through principles of hypnotism and thought transfer, arguing that the apparitions perceived by witnesses may be the result of mental disturbances caused by lurking hypnotists rather than genuine supernatural entities. The text includes detailed anecdotes of those who have experienced such phenomena, interpretations of their experiences, and a critical assessment of both the psychological and physiological factors involved in these haunting encounters, ultimately urging for a greater understanding and scientific study of these unusual occurrences. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists, Mesmerism, animal magnetism, and hypnosis, Parapsychology and psychical research, and Telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition.

Ghosts, hauntings, and poltergeists
Controlled discovery queries from project-gutenberg matched “haunted”. Retained metadata contains “haunted” in the title, “Apparitions” in the description, “haunted” in the description, and 4 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.
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Telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition
Controlled discovery queries from wellcome matched “telepathy”. Retained metadata contains “Telepathy” in the subject metadata.
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Mesmerism, animal magnetism, and hypnosis
Controlled discovery queries from project-gutenberg matched “hypnotism”. Retained metadata contains “Hypnotism” in the description and “Hypnotism” in the subject metadata.
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- “Hypnotism”· in subject

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Edition	Date	Publisher	Language	ISBN	Access	Links
Project Gutenberg electronic edition Project Gutenberg metadata does not identify the source print edition.	2004-11-03	Project Gutenberg	English	—	Public domain (USA)	Project Gutenberg (opens in a new tab)
Wellcome Collection bibliographic record 87 pages ; 20 cm	1901	P. Wellby	English	—	Public digitized item	Wellcome Collection (opens in a new tab) Wellcome Collection (opens in a new tab)