{"product_id":"a-thought-readers-thoughts-being-the-impressions-and-confessions-of-stuart-cumberland-paperback-9781108044394","title":"A Thought-Reader's Thoughts; Being the Impressions and Confessions of Stuart Cumberland (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108044394","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eA Thought-Reader's Thoughts\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBeing the Impressions and Confessions of Stuart Cumberland\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe famous thought-reader narrates his own career and describes some of his most memorable séances, in this 1888 work.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eStuart C. Cumberland (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108044394, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 March 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e344 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2 cm, 0.44 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAlthough famous throughout Europe for his mind-reading skills, Stuart C. Cumberland (1857–1922) was a staunch critic of the 'rascality' of some spiritualist practices and their practitioners. He claimed that many of the séances and other events which he had experienced were merely fraudulent money-making impostures. He wrote several books on his life as a thought-reader, in which he also revealed the techniques of fake mediums and psychics. (His That Other World, of 1918, is also reissued in this series.) In this 1888 work, Cumberland narrates his own history and career and describes some of his most memorable séances. One of these took place in the House of Commons, where Cumberland subjected none other than the prime minister at the time, W. E. Gladstone, to having his thoughts read. Their encounter made a great impression on the author, who found Gladstone one of his most remarkable subjects.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. My first 'subject'\u003cbr\u003e 2. A believer in 'willing'\u003cbr\u003e 3. Russian superstition\u003cbr\u003e 4. Notable people at the séance\u003cbr\u003e 5. The late Kaiser Wilhelm\u003cbr\u003e 6. The land of Mañana\u003cbr\u003e 7. The Portuguese and Spaniards contrasted\u003cbr\u003e 8. Arabi, the Egyptian\u003cbr\u003e 9. About nationalities\u003cbr\u003e 10. The use of thought-reading.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Physical anthropology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Physical anthropology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Physical%20anthropology%20%5BJHMP%5D%22\"\u003eJHMP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266076725528,"sku":"9781108044394","price":29.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108044394i_508575da-b1f3-48ae-b223-942b49c5efc7.jpg?v=1696746631","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/a-thought-readers-thoughts-being-the-impressions-and-confessions-of-stuart-cumberland-paperback-9781108044394","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}