Arthur Conan Doyle 
The History of Spiritualism, Vol. I 

‘The History of Spiritualism, Vol. I’ is a book by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, most famous for stories about the brilliant detective Sherlock Holmes. Doyle had a wide sphere of interests, including spiritual phenomena and life after death. This book is a detailed account of how spiritualism developed historically until the beginning of the 20th century.