Project Gutenberg 2007-09-13 Public domain in the USA. 114 Garland, Hamlin 1860 1940 The Shadow World E-text prepared by Bethanne M. Simms, Martin Pettit, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Shadow World" by Hamlin Garland is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book explores themes of spiritualism and the phenomena associated with it, centering around a group of intellectuals who engage in discussions and experiments involving psychics and the supernatural. The narrative begins to unfold through the interactions and debates amongst the characters, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of the unknown. The opening of the book introduces a dinner party where various guests express differing views on telepathy and spiritualism. The main character takes a leading role in discussing these phenomena, mentioning his involvement with the American Psychical Society and his experiences with mediums. As the conversation progresses, the guests become increasingly intrigued by the topic, leading to a proposal for a psychic séance. This sets the groundwork for potential revelations and encounters with the "shadow world" that will unfold in later chapters. The atmosphere is charged with curiosity and skepticism, reflecting the tension between belief and disbelief that pervades the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Spiritualism Parapsychology BF Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 446348 446207 2024-09-10T04:08:20.926316 2023-09-10T07:45:28.362184 text/html text/html 453279 2007-09-13T16:07:21 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 178648 2007-09-13T16:07:29 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 232497 2024-09-10T04:08:27.994044 application/epub+zip 236407 2024-09-10T04:08:22.559071 application/epub+zip 225728 2024-09-10T04:08:21.581053 application/epub+zip 447697 2024-09-10T04:08:32.192035 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 411298 2024-09-10T04:08:27.234030 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 392999 2022-09-10T14:02:16.111148 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 412304 412206 2024-09-10T04:08:19.864021 2023-09-10T07:45:27.491147 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 412017 2007-09-13T16:03:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 156192 2007-09-13T16:03:04 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 412037 2007-09-13T16:03:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 156156 2007-09-13T16:03:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20380 2024-09-10T04:08:32.326980 application/rdf+xml 14300 2024-09-10T04:08:21.938011 image/jpeg 3878 2024-09-10T04:08:21.757022 image/jpeg 219075 2024-09-10T04:08:20.969019 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia