'Twixt two worlds : a narrative of the life and work of William Eglinton

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CONTENTS.
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I. Early Life and Development as a Psychic i
II. Early Professional Mediumship 5
III. The "Blackburn Seances" 8
IV. Work in London, the Provinces, and Abroad . 14
V. Remarkable Seances at Malvern 21
VI. Private Seances and Spiritualism at Home 30
VII. South African Experiences 42
VIII. The Story of a Haunting Spirit 50
IX. Scientific Investigation on the Continent 58
X. Drawings and Writings Produced by Abnormal Means. Casts from Materialised Hands . 69
XI. American Experiences S5
XII. Visit to India 89
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XIII. The Royal Family and Spiritualism— Psychography Explained 9S
XIV. General Testimony to Psychography no
XV. " Brought to Book" 139
XVI. Evidence for Independent Mind-action in Psychography 154
XVII. On Materialisations and Apparitions Formed with the Medium in Full View .163
XVIII. Phases of Opposition. Spiritualism and Art. A Problem for Conjurers 184
XIX. Conclusion 192
ILLUSTRATIONS.
Portrait Etching of Mr. Eglinton . . Frontispiece
-39
1. Knots Tied in an Endless Cord .... 34
2. A Novel Test 38
3. Plan of the Garden Seance. . 4. Dr. Hutchinson's Dial ...... 44
5. A Direct Drawing ....... 70
6. Writing with Ink on a Card inside a Closed and
Weighted Book .
71
7. Specimens of Direct Writing 73
8. Direct Drawing and Writing ..... 74
9. A Direct Drawing Executed in Total Darkness . .
75
10. Writing produced under an Inverted Tumbler . . 91
11. Plan of Seance Room in Calcutta .... 96
12. A Direct Drawing ....... 100
13. Ground Plan of Mr. Eglinton's Seance Room at Old
Quebec Street 103
14. Table used by Mr. Eglinton, and Mode of Holding
the Slate for Simple Experiments .... 104
15. Method of Obtaining the Writing when the Slate is
held by Mr. Eglinton and the Sitter . . . 105
16. Method of Obtaining the Writing between two Slates
held over the Table . . . . . .106
Method of Obtaining Writing when the Slates are
tied and held over the Head of one of the Sitters
Obtaining Writing under an Inverted Tumbler .
Reduced Facsimile of Recognised Psychographi.
Writing
Handwriting of Mr. Eglinton ....
Handwriting of Dr. Nichols' Daughter
Facsimile of Direct Writing, reduced one-fourth
Facsimile of Direct Slate Writing obtained in Mr
Adshead's presence .....
Exact Reproduction of Direct Writing on a Card
Exact Reproduction of Direct Drawing on a Card
Direct Writing on a Slate
Message Written between the Slates when Resting on
the Shoulder of the Sitter ....
Facsimile of Direct Writing obtained in Broad Day
light
Direct Writing obtained under an Inverted Tumbler
Dr. Herschell's Fenestrated Slate
Plan of Seance Koom
Plan of Seance Room .....
Portrait of Mr. W. Eglinton ....
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CHROMO LITHOGRAPHS.
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Plate I. Spirit Lights .... To face 25 Plate V.
,, II. A Materialised Hand .
,, III. A Miniature Hand ....
Materialisation, 1st Stage . . Toface 121
,, VI. Materialisation, 2nd Stage . .
,, 144
,, VII. Materialisation, 3rd Stage . . ,, 169
,, IV. Facsimile of Direct Writing in Four Colours
,, VIII. An Apparition Formed in Full View
,, 192