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There is no death

by Florence Marryat

  • First published:
  • 19th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source

"There is No Death" by Florence Marryat is a philosophical account written in the late 19th century that delves into the realm of Spiritualism and the existence of the afterlife. The book captures the author's personal experiences and observations while investigating spiritual phenomena, asserting that death is merely a transition rather than an end. Marryat eagerly seeks to share credible accounts of spirit interactions, grounding her narratives in the extraordinary events she has witnessed. The opening portion introduces the author's intent to document her encounters with the supernatural, highlighting her family's history with ghostly experiences. Marryat discusses her father's belief in spirits and recounts uncanny occurrences from her own life, such as seeing apparitions and having premonitions about the deaths of others. She provides vivid anecdotes, including her father's compelling tale of seeing his deceased brother before receiving news of his death, setting the tone for her exploration of Spiritualism. The narrative encourages readers to open their minds to the phenomena of existence beyond the physical world, preparing them for the stories and insights that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Provenance

Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Afterlife, reincarnation, and near-death experiences and Spiritualism, mediumship, and channeling.

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

    • Spiritualism· via Internet Archive
    • Spiritualism· via Open Library
    • spiritualism· via Project Gutenberg
    • Spiritualism· in description
    • Spiritualism· in subject
  • Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive, openlibrary, openlibrary-historical, and project-gutenberg matched “Future life” and “future life”. Retained metadata contains “afterlife” in the description and “Future life” in the subject metadata.

    • Future life· via Internet Archive
    • Future life· via Open Library
    • future life· via Project Gutenberg
    • afterlife· in description
    • Future life· in subject

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Editions

Open Library reports 19 editions; 4 cataloged here.

Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan

1893-01-01T00:00:00ZLondon : Griffith Farran & Co.EnglishPublic digitized item

Internet Archive institutional pre-1900 scan

1891-01-01T00:00:00ZNew York, National Book CompanyEnglishPublic digitized item

Open Library record

1919"The Two Worlds" Publishing Co., Ltd.EnglishPublic

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2 subject headings

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Cataloging notes

  • Contributing institution: Emory University, Robert W. Woodruff Library
  • Contributing institution: University of California Libraries
  • Digitization sponsor: Emory University, Robert W. Woodruff Library
  • Digitization sponsor: MSN
  • 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
  • Open Library reports 1 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
  • Open Library reports 19 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.
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openlibrary-work:OL45251093W
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