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Mentioned in 3 episodes

The Coming of the Fairies

Book • 1922

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

In 'The Coming of the Fairies', Arthur Conan Doyle examines the famous Cottingley Fairies photographs taken by Elsie Wright and Frances Griffiths.

Doyle, a spiritualist, presents these images as evidence of psychic phenomena, discussing their authenticity and the reactions they provoked.

The book includes observations from a clairvoyant and explores Theosophic views on fairies.

Mentioned by

Chris Williamson

Mentioned in 3 episodes

Mentioned by

Chris Williamson

and

Tim Harford

in a discussion about his belief in fairy photographs.

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Mentioned by

Tim Harford

as the author of "The Coming of the Fairies."

Houdini: The Phone Call from the Coffin (Part 3)

Mentioned by Bo Franklin as a book where the author was duped by the Cottingley Fairies hoax.

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Mentioned by

Richard Pooley

as containing prints of the Cottingley fairies.

Arthur Conan Doyle

Mentioned by

Tim Harford

as the author of "The Coming of the Fairies", a non-fiction book about fairy photographs.

Photographing Fairies

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