Fairies Photographed E-Book

Arthur Conan Doyle

• Herausgeber: Al-Mashreq eBookstore
• Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 21

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2025

Beschreibung

In Fairies Photographed, Arthur Conan Doyle passionately defends the controversial Cottingley fairy photographs. Through essays and public statements, he argues for the authenticity of these images and explores the spiritual implications of otherworldly beings. It's a fascinating glimpse into Doyle's spiritualist beliefs and one of the most curious chapters of his legacy.

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Fairies Photographed

An Article

By: Arthur Conan Doyle

Prepared and edited by: Rafat Allam

Copyright © 2025 by Al-Mashreq eBookstore

Published in The Strand Magazine, Dec 1920

No part of this publication may be reproduced whole or in part in any form without the prior written permission of the author

Table of Contents

Fairies Photographed

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Arthur Conan Doyle

Early Life and Education

Medical Studies and Early Career

The Birth of Sherlock Holmes

Other Literary Works

Personal Life

Spiritualism and Later Life

Honours and Legacy

Landmarks

Table of Contents

Cover

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SHOULD the incidents here narrated, and the photographs attached, hold their own against the criticism which they will excite, it is no exaggeration to say that they will mark an epoch in human thought. I put them and all the evidence before the public for examination and judgment. If I am myself asked whether I consider the case to be absolutely and finally proved, I should answer that in order to remove the last faint shadow of doubt I should wish to see the result repeated before a disinterested witness. At the same time, I recognize the difficulty of such a request, since rare results must be obtained when and how they can. But short of final and absolute proof, I consider, after carefully going into every possible source of error, that a strong prima-facie case has been built up. The cry of “fake” is sure to be raised, and will make some impression upon those who have not had the opportunity of knowing the people concerned, or the place. On the photographic side every objection has been considered and adequately met. The pictures stand or fall together. Both are false, or both are true. All the circumstances point to the latter alternative, and yet in a matter involving so tremendous a new departure one needs overpowering evidence before one can say that there is no conceivable loophole for error.