Project Gutenberg 2011-06-24 Public domain in the USA. 169 Cruikshank, George 1792 1878 Cruickshank, George 11007074 Second Edition of A Discovery Concerning Ghosts With a Rap at the "Spirit-Rappers" Produced by Robert Cicconetti and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Second Edition of A Discovery Concerning Ghosts" by George Cruikshank is a whimsical critique of supernatural beliefs, written in the mid-19th century. The text engages with the popular fascination surrounding ghosts and spirit phenomena, advocating for a rational and skeptical approach to such claims. Cruikshank employs sarcasm and humor, setting the stage for a discourse that investigates the credibility of historical ghost sightings and the cultural impact of ghost stories. The opening of the work introduces Cruikshank's position as a challenger of ghostly claims, asserting that he intends to debunk the myths surrounding spirits. He humorously critiques the long-standing traditions and stories associated with ghostly apparitions, referencing works by notable authors and playwrights to illustrate inconsistencies in ghost portrayals. He lays out his argument against the existence of ghosts, suggesting that ghostly appearances are often mere fabrications or misunderstood natural occurrences, while using clever illustrations and anecdotes to engage readers on this vexing subject. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Spiritualism Ghosts Table-moving (Spiritualism) BF Text Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Browsing: Psychiatry/Psychology Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 198968 198720 2024-09-15T11:57:19.679986 2023-09-16T05:38:56.331700 text/html text/html 194108 2021-01-07T20:42:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 672607 2021-01-07T20:42:54 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 862115 2024-09-15T11:57:25.187971 application/epub+zip 864642 2024-09-15T11:57:21.450974 application/epub+zip 136265 2024-09-15T11:57:20.421985 application/epub+zip 1024000 2024-09-15T11:57:27.757941 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1012777 2024-09-15T11:57:24.434988 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 300305 2022-09-16T15:57:26.049903 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175531 175441 2024-09-15T11:57:18.851983 2023-09-16T05:38:55.770721 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 175439 2021-01-07T20:42:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 68897 2021-01-07T20:42:54 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 175430 2021-01-07T20:42:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 68856 2021-01-07T20:42:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20807 2024-09-15T11:57:27.893937 application/rdf+xml 17136 2024-09-15T11:57:20.777976 image/jpeg 3831 2024-09-15T11:57:20.600975 image/jpeg 737626 2024-09-15T11:57:19.724988 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