Spirit Slate Writing and Kindred Phenomena

William E. Robinson, later world famous as Chung Ling Soo, explains the methods behind spirit slate writing and related séance effects, with many illustrations.

What’s inside

1. The single slate
2. The double slate
3. Miscellaneous slate tests
4. Mind reading and kindred phenomena — reading concealed writing, the educated fly
5. Table lifting and spirit rapping
6. Spiritualistic ties — rope ties and the Davenport tie
7. Post tests, handcuffs and spirit collars
8. Séances and miscellaneous spirit tricks — the Eddy brothers, Fay’s séances, Dr. Slade, cabinet tests, spirit photography
9. Miscellaneous tricks — the magician’s omelette, spinning and balancing tricks, the blindfolded juggler

William E. Robinson, 1898 · Munn & Co. Complete 172-page PDF. Free to download: check out at $0 and the file arrives by email and on your order page.

This classic is in the public domain. Scans come from library copies, so expect the odd stain or stamp of an old book.