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The shadow world

by Hamlin Garland

  • First published:
  • 20th century
  • Language: English
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"The Shadow World" by Hamlin Garland is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book explores themes of spiritualism and the phenomena associated with it, centering around a group of intellectuals who engage in discussions and experiments involving psychics and the supernatural. The narrative begins to unfold through the interactions and debates amongst the characters, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of the unknown. The opening of the book introduces a dinner party where various guests express differing views on telepathy and spiritualism. The main character takes a leading role in discussing these phenomena, mentioning his involvement with the American Psychical Society and his experiences with mediums. As the conversation progresses, the guests become increasingly intrigued by the topic, leading to a proposal for a psychic séance. This sets the groundwork for potential revelations and encounters with the "shadow world" that will unfold in later chapters. The atmosphere is charged with curiosity and skepticism, reflecting the tension between belief and disbelief that pervades the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Parapsychology and psychical research and Spiritualism, mediumship, and channeling.

  • Spiritualism, mediumship, and channeling

    Controlled discovery queries from online-books-page and project-gutenberg matched “Spiritualism” and “spiritualism”. Retained metadata contains “Mediums” in the description, “seance” in the description, “Spiritualism” in the description, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Spiritualism”· via The Online Books Page
    • “spiritualism”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “Mediums”· in description
    • “seance”· in description
    • “Spiritualism”· in description
    • “Spiritualism”· in subject
  • Parapsychology and psychical research

    Controlled discovery queries from online-books-page, openlibrary, and project-gutenberg matched “Parapsychology”, “parapsychology”, and “Psychical research”. Retained metadata contains “Parapsychology” in the subject metadata and “Psychical research” in the subject metadata.

    • “Parapsychology”· via The Online Books Page
    • “Psychical research”· via Open Library
    • “parapsychology”· via Project Gutenberg
    • “Parapsychology”· in subject
    • “Psychical research”· in subject

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Editions

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The Online Books Page curated catalog record

New York and London: Harper and Bros., 1908

1908———Source listed online copy

Open Library record

1908Harper & brothersEnglish—Public

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2007-09-13Project GutenbergEnglish—Public domain (USA)

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  • Open Library reports 12 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.
  • Source-listed Library of Congress call number(s): BF1261 .G2
  • The Online Books Page bibliographic note: New York and London: Harper and Bros., 1908
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openlibrary-work:OL1795423W
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