Encyclopedia of Ghosts: The Golden Age of Spirits

In the pages of this beautifully illustrated encyclopedia, you can read 60 true stories about ghosts from the fields of art, literature, and science, occurring from the 19th to the early 20th century. You will learn why the writer Victor Hugo became fascinated with spiritualism, how the Fox sisters became famous, how illusionist Harry Houdini exposed the tricks of mediums, and what psychography is. You will also find out how technological progress influenced the dissemination of texts about ghosts and why these stories held such an important place in people's lives.