The Thought Reader Craze | Free Book

The Thought Reader Craze | Free Book

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Publisher:McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Published:October 2012; Copyright
ISBN:9780786490639
Title:The Thought Reader Craze
Author:Barry H. Wiley
Imprint:McFarland
Language:English
Number of Pages:239

Beginning in 1870, the hunger for scientific discovery in Great Britain drove prominent scientists, philosophers and others to promote the legitimacy of telepathy. At the same time, mind-reading as a form of entertainment gained increasing popularity as persuasive performers like John Randall Brown, W.I. Bishop, and Stuart C. Cumberland convinced reporters that they truly could read the thoughts of others.

The widely publicized, sometimes bizarre, interactions between scientists and these charlatans ushered in the Thought Reader Craze, a period that lasted through about 1910 and saw entertainers make and lose fortunes and scientists make and lose reputations. This volume explores this unusual cultural phenomenon, showing how it was aided through the years by public scientific pronouncements, astonishing performances by the thought readers, and the rapidly changing industrial society.


In The Press

“Valuable”—Psypioneer Journal; “rigorously researched”—Journal of the Society for Psychical Research; “fascinating accounts...the author’s fluent style makes for enjoyable reading, the book is well illustrated, thoroughly referenced”—The Magic Circle; “fascinating reading. Wiley has combined exhaustive archival research with keen insight to bring this story to light”—Magic; “a remarkable job...highly recommended”—The Linking Ring; “Barry Wiley is a first rate researcher...thorough piece of work...required reading”—Genii, The Conjurors’ Magazine.


About the Author

The late Barry H. Wiley was the author of numerous books on the history of thought reading and spiritualism. He was an associate of the Inner Magic Circle, London, and a member of the Order of Merlin of the International Brotherhood of Magicians. He lived in Oregon.

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