
In honor of Doyle‘s birthday, I post something besides Sherlock Holmes .Doyle became obsessed with these topics after the death of his son in WWI.
Bookwomble Doyle's adherence to spiritualism caused a rift between him and Harry Houdini, the latter actively using his talents to expose the frauds committed by spiritualists upon grieving relatives. After Houdini's death, Doyle held a seance in which he claimed the spirit of Houdini manifested to confirm that Doyle had been right all along. Funny, that! 👻 6y
Bookwomble Sorry for the info dump! I had a flashback to the tagged book when I saw your post!! 😄
The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero 6y
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Leftcoastzen @Bookwomble No,that‘s great ! I think a lot of people are curious about Doyle beyond Holmes and about Houdini!👍 6y