Hours with the Ghosts
Henry Ridgely Evans
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Description
Henry Ridgely Evans spent his hours with ghosts professionally: he was a stage magician and a debunker of fraudulent mediums. Hours with the Ghosts visits haunted houses, spirit photographs, and slate-writing mediums, then looks for the tricks behind them. Entertainment and exposure proceed together, with one skeptical eyebrow raised.
Evans retells famous hauntings and séances in detail before explaining wires, confederates, and sleight of hand. He loves a good ghost story too much to be dull, and knows stagecraft too well to be fooled. Readers who like their spooks investigated, by a man who could perform the tricks himself, will enjoy his company.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Henry Ridgely Evans |
|---|---|
| COLLECTION | BOOKS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 307 KB |
| LICENSE | Project Gutenberg License |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | Project Gutenberg |