0807. THE DEATH BLOW TO SPIRITUALISM.
Being the true story of the Fox sisters, as revealed by authority of Margaret
Fox Kane and Catherine Fox Jencken. Written by R. B. Davenport. 147 pages.
Deathblow to Spiritualism. R. B. Davenport 1.00
OCT. 1897. ISSUED MONTHLY. $5.00 PER YEAR.
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THE
DEATH-BLOW
TO
SPIRITUALISM:
BEING
THE TRUE STORY OF THE FOX SISTERS, AS REVEALED
BY AUTHORITY OF MARGARET FOX
KANE AND CATHERINE FOX JENCKEN.
BY
REUBEN BRIGGS DAVENPORT.
NEW YORK:
G. W. Dillingham Co., Publishers.
MDCCCXCVII.
Copyright, 1888.
BY
Reuben Briggs Davenport.
[All Rights Reserved.]
TO
MRS. HESTER S. DWINELLE.
| “Alonso. This is as strange a maze as ere men trod, And there is in this business more than nature Was ever conduct of: some oracle Must rectify our knowledge. “Prospero. Sir, my liege, Do not infest your mind with beating on The strangeness of this business: at picked leisure, Which shall be shortly, single I’ll resolve you (Which to you shall seem probable) of every These happen’d accidents: till when be cheerful, And think of each thing well.—Come hither, spirit; Set Caliban and his companions free: Untie the spell.” Shakespeare.—The Tempest. |
PREFACE.
This book has been written in extreme haste. It does not pretend toliterary style. But it pretends to absolute truthfulness and a reverentregard for justice.
Its sole value is its character as a contribution to the real history ofSpiritualism. As such, it is unquestionably of great importance, greatereven than any work of the kind that has been published since the beginningof modern Spiritualism.
It is, in fact, what its title sets forth—“The DEATH-BLOW toSPIRITUALISM.”
No one who does not love illusion for illusion’s sake—better, in otherwords, than he loves the truth—can, after reading this volume, remain afollower of Spiritualism and its hypocritical apostles.
The full authorization of Mrs. Margaret Fox Kane and Mrs. Catherine FoxJencken for the publication of this work will be found on the next to thefollowing page.
29th October, 1888.