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The magician and the spirits

by Deborah Noyes

SpiritualismMagiciansJuvenile literatureEscape artistsUnited states, biographyUnited states, biography, juvenile literature

A century ago, the curious idea that spirits not only survive death but can be contacted on the other side was widespread. Psychic mediums led countless s ances, claiming to connect the grieving with their lost relations through everything from frenzied trance writing to sticky expulsions of ectoplasm.

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