Mystic London
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Victorian occult journalism and Spiritualism

Mystic London; or, Phases of Occult Life in the Metropolis

Charles Maurice Davies1875
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An Anglican clergyman's journalistic investigation into the booming spiritualist and occult scene in Victorian London. Davies provides primary accounts of séances, mesmerism, and fringe religious movements, capturing the eccentricities and social impact of the urban occult.

Also known asPhases of Occult Life in the Metropolis
This edition1875
EditionTinsley Brothers, London
SpiritualismVictorian SpiritualismMesmerism & Mediumshipdemonic invocationUrban Ethnography of EsotericismBiographies of Occultistsritual documentationPractical occultismOccult Historyoccult brotherhoods

Contents106 chapters

  1. 01Transcriber's Note:
  2. 02MYSTIC LONDON:
  3. 03OR,
  4. 04PHASES OF OCCULT LIFE IN THE METROPOLIS.
  5. 05REV. CHARLES MAURICE DAVIES, D.D.
  6. 06AUTHOR OF "ORTHODOX" AND "UNORTHODOX LONDON," ETC.
  7. 07CONTENTS.
  8. 08INTRODUCTION.
  9. 09MYSTIC LONDON. CHAPTER I.
  10. 10LONDON ARABS.
  11. 11CHAPTER II.
  12. 12EAST LONDON ARABS.
  13. 13CHAPTER III.
  14. 14LONDON ARABS IN CANADA.
  15. 15CHAPTER IV.
  16. 16WAIFS AND STRAYS.
  17. 17CHAPTER V.
  18. 18A LUNATIC BALL.
  19. 19CHAPTER VI.
  20. 20A BABY SHOW.
  21. 21CHAPTER VII.
  22. 22A NIGHT IN A BAKEHOUSE.
  23. 23CHAPTER VIII.
  24. 24A LONDON SLAVE MARKET.
  25. 25CHAPTER IX.
  26. 26TEA AND EXPERIENCE.
  27. 27CHAPTER X.
  28. 28SUNDAY LINNET-SINGING.
  29. 29CHAPTER XI.
  30. 30A WOMAN'S RIGHTS DEBATE.
  31. 31CHAPTER XII.
  32. 32AN OPEN-AIR TICHBORNE MEETING.
  33. 33CHAPTER XIII.
  34. 34SUNDAY IN A PEOPLE'S GARDEN.
  35. 35CHAPTER XIV.
  36. 36UTILIZING THE YOUNG LADIES.
  37. 37CHAPTER XV.
  38. 38FAIRLOP FRIDAY.
  39. 39CHAPTER XVI.
  40. 40A CHRISTMAS DIP.
  41. 41CHAPTER XVII.
  42. 42BOXING-DAY ON THE STREETS.
  43. 43CHAPTER XVIII.
  44. 44THE VIGIL OF THE DERBY.
  45. 45CHAPTER XIX.
  46. 46THE WIFESLAYER'S "HOME."
  47. 47CHAPTER XX.
  48. 48BATHING IN THE FAR EAST.
  49. 49CHAPTER XXI.
  50. 50AMONG THE QUAKERS.
  51. 51CHAPTER XXII.
  52. 52PENNY READINGS.
  53. 53CHAPTER XXIII.
  54. 54DARWINISM ON THE DEVIL.
  55. 55FOOTNOTES:
  56. 56CHAPTER XXIV.
  57. 57PECULIAR PEOPLE.
  58. 58CHAPTER XXV.
  59. 59INTERVIEWING AN ASTROLOGER.
  60. 60CHAPTER XXVI.
  61. 61A BARMAID SHOW.
  62. 62CHAPTER XXVII.
  63. 63A PRIVATE EXECUTION.
  64. 64CHAPTER XXVIII.
  65. 65BREAKING UP FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
  66. 66CHAPTER XXIX.
  67. 67PSYCHOLOGICAL LADIES.
  68. 68CHAPTER XXX.
  69. 69SECULARISM ON BUNYAN.
  70. 70CHAPTER XXXI.
  71. 71AL FRESCO INFIDELITY.
  72. 72CHAPTER XXXII.
  73. 73AN "INDESCRIBABLE PHENOMENON."
  74. 74CHAPTER XXXIII.
  75. 75A LADY MESMERIST.
  76. 76CHAPTER XXXIV.
  77. 77A PSYCHOPATHIC INSTITUTION.
  78. 78CHAPTER XXXV.
  79. 79A PHRENOLOGICAL EVENING.
  80. 80CHAPTER XXXVI.
  81. 81A SPIRITUAL PICNIC.
  82. 82CHAPTER XXXVII.
  83. 83A GHOSTLY CONFERENCE.
  84. 84CHAPTER XXXVIII.
  85. 85AN EVENING'S DIABLERIE.
  86. 86CHAPTER XXXIX.
  87. 87SPIRITUAL ATHLETES.
  88. 88CHAPTER XL.
  89. 89"SPOTTING" SPIRIT MEDIUMS.
  90. 90CHAPTER XLI.
  91. 91A SÉANCE FOR SCEPTICS.
  92. 92CHAPTER XLII.
  93. 93AN EVENING WITH THE HIGHER SPIRITS.
  94. 94CHAPTER XLIII.
  95. 95SPIRIT FORMS.
  96. 96CHAPTER XLIV.
  97. 97SITTING WITH A SIBYL.
  98. 98CHAPTER XLV.
  99. 99SPIRITUALISTS AND CONJURERS.
  100. 100CHAPTER XLVI.
  101. 101PROS AND CONS OF SPIRITUALISM.
  102. 102THE END.
  103. 103FOOTNOTES:
  104. 104Transcriber's Notes:
  105. 105THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE
  106. 106"Cover"

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