"Premature Burial and How It May Be Prevented" is a compelling exploration of the fears surrounding premature burial, a topic that has haunted humanity for centuries. Authored by William Tebb and Edward Perry Vollum, the book delves into historical accounts and psychological aspects of this fear, examining how societal beliefs and medical practices have evolved. The authors present a thorough investigation into cases of individuals mistakenly declared dead, highlighting the importance of a...

Tea and the Effects of Tea Drinking is a comprehensive exploration of one of the world’s most beloved beverages, delving into its history, cultural significance, and the physiological impact it has on the human body. Drawing from a wide array of sources, the book traces the origins of tea from its ancient beginnings in China, through its spread to Japan, India, and eventually Europe, where it became a staple of British society and a symbol of refinement and social ritual. The author examin...

Addressed to a petrified Victorian society, this spine-chilling volume, long of out print and here republished in a modern edition, brings together a collection of unnerving stories of live burials and narrow escapes. An assortment of anecdotes based on historical materials and real accounts, Premature Burial was written to reassure or warn nineteenth-century readers concerned about being buried alive. This was seemingly an alarmingly frequent occurrence; one of the book's authors himself,...

"Why doesn't the Christian life work like I thought it would?"While we often start with good intentions, it feels like real transformation is elusive at best, and maybe even impossible. We deeply want to live in the freedom that Christ offers, but we are acutely aware of the gap between a transformed life and our reality. Having the Mind of Christ tackles the issues of lasting life change.When we feel some kind of inspiration or need to seek change...

The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde is a novella written by the Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson that was first published in 1886. It is about a London lawyer named Gabriel John Utterson who investigates strange occurrences between his old friend, Dr. Henry Jekyll, and the evil Edward Hyde.The work is commonly associated with the rare mental condition often spuriously called "split personality", referred to in psychiatry as dissociative identity disorder, where within t...

A fascinating collection of several accounts of ghostly encounters as well as an intriguing look at other paranormal phenomena such as clairvoyance and premonition. Written by pioneering investigative journalist W. T. Stead.

I cannot understand the people who take literature seriously; but I can love them, and I do. Out of my love I warn them to keep clear of this book. It is a collection of crude and shapeless papers upon current or rather flying subjects; and they must be published pretty much as they stand. They were written, as a rule, at the last moment; they were handed in the moment before it was too late, and I do not think that our commonwealth would have been shaken to its foundations if they had bee...

Arthur Conan Doyle’s tense, unsettlingly supernatural tale of obsession and controlAfter Austin Gilroy’s fiancée is hypnotised, he finds himself drawn into the orbit of the woman responsible – Miss Penclosa. Soon, disturbances begin to unsettle him: actions he cannot account for, thoughts that seem to come from elsewhere. As Penclosa’s hold over Gilroy tightens, he discovers how little control he has over his own mind. Told through a series of journal entries, ...

Almost forgotten by time, tucked away beyond the sight of the passerby, there is a little piece of old England, which was for many years a forgotten wilderness. If it were not for a weather-beaten plaque on the gatepost few would realise that beyond the rusted gates there lies, in unmarked paupers’ graves, 2,861 former patients of the once formidable Menston Asylum. To be admitted to a lunatic asylum in the nineteenth century was fraught with danger, and in many cases meant a life sentence...

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