But another product of the Great War was that it renewed interest in Spiritualism, and a converted Sir Arthur Conan Doyle became its greatest spokesman. Spiritualism brought Houdini and Conan ...

In 1926, Arthur Conan Doyle published a two-volume book The History of Spiritualism. Dealing with the most remarkable and influential ideas of the movement’s history, it conveniently omitted any ...

"The explanation of fraud is overdone," said Sir Arthur Conan Doyle recently in all interview ... offset the skepticism shown by so many toward spiritualism at this time. He admitted that many ...

I imagine few people know who Arthur Conan Doyle is. On the other hand ... and advocate for, spiritualism, the belief in access to the spiritual world where the dead, absent a physical presence ...

145 societies were affiliated to the Spiritualists National Union in 1914, but by 1919 it had grown to 309. Authorities used the antiquated Witchcraft and Vagrancy Acts to target mediums.

At first Houdini was drawn to Spiritualism out of genuine curiosity, as well as out of his friendship with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a fervent believer. Houdini suspected that the secret of their ...

Arthur Conan Doyle was born on 22 May 1859 ... In later life he became very interested in spiritualism. Conan Doyle died of a heart attack on 7 July 1930.