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Mystic London: Or, Phases of Occult Life in the Metropolis, by Rev. Charles Maurice Davies, D.D

Mystic London: Or, Phases of Occult Life in the Metropolis, by Rev. Charles Maurice Davies, D.D

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Author
Davies, Charles Maurice, 1828-1910
Title
Mystic London; or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis
Credits
Produced by Curtis Weyant and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by Case Western Reserve University Preservation Department Digital Library)
Language
English
LoC Class
PR: Language and Literatures: English literature
Subject
London (England) -- Description and travel
Category
Text
eBook-No.
25619
Project Gutenberg
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/25619
Release Date
May 27, 2008
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Transcriber's Note: — MYSTIC LONDON: — OR,
  2. 2.REV. CHARLES MAURICE DAVIES, D.D. — AUTHOR OF "ORTHODOX" AND "UNORTHODOX LONDON," ETC.
  3. 3.CONTENTS.
  4. 4.INTRODUCTION.
  5. 5.CHAPTER I. — LONDON ARABS.
  6. 6.CHAPTER II. — EAST LONDON ARABS.
  7. 7.CHAPTER III. — LONDON ARABS IN CANADA.
  8. 8.CHAPTER IV. — WAIFS AND STRAYS.
  9. 9.CHAPTER V. — A LUNATIC BALL.
  10. 10.CHAPTER VI. — A BABY SHOW.
  11. 11.CHAPTER VII. — A NIGHT IN A BAKEHOUSE.
  12. 12.CHAPTER VIII. — A LONDON SLAVE MARKET.
  13. 13.CHAPTER IX. — TEA AND EXPERIENCE.
  14. 14.CHAPTER X. — SUNDAY LINNET-SINGING.
  15. 15.CHAPTER XI. — A WOMAN'S RIGHTS DEBATE.
  16. 16.CHAPTER XII. — AN OPEN-AIR TICHBORNE MEETING.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XIII. — SUNDAY IN A PEOPLE'S GARDEN.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XIV. — UTILIZING THE YOUNG LADIES.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XV. — FAIRLOP FRIDAY.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVI. — A CHRISTMAS DIP.
  21. 21.CHAPTER XVII. — BOXING-DAY ON THE STREETS.
  22. 22.CHAPTER XVIII. — THE VIGIL OF THE DERBY.
  23. 23.CHAPTER XIX. — THE WIFESLAYER'S "HOME."
  24. 24.CHAPTER XX. — BATHING IN THE FAR EAST.
  25. 25.CHAPTER XXI. — AMONG THE QUAKERS.
  26. 26.CHAPTER XXII. — PENNY READINGS.
  27. 27.CHAPTER XXIII. — DARWINISM ON THE DEVIL. — FOOTNOTES:
  28. 28.CHAPTER XXIV. — PECULIAR PEOPLE.
  29. 29.CHAPTER XXV. — INTERVIEWING AN ASTROLOGER.
  30. 30.CHAPTER XXVI. — A BARMAID SHOW.
  31. 31.CHAPTER XXVII. — A PRIVATE EXECUTION.
  32. 32.CHAPTER XXVIII. — BREAKING UP FOR THE HOLIDAYS.
  33. 33.CHAPTER XXIX. — PSYCHOLOGICAL LADIES.
  34. 34.CHAPTER XXX. — SECULARISM ON BUNYAN.
  35. 35.CHAPTER XXXI. — AL FRESCO INFIDELITY.
  36. 36.CHAPTER XXXII. — AN "INDESCRIBABLE PHENOMENON."
  37. 37.CHAPTER XXXIII. — A LADY MESMERIST.
  38. 38.CHAPTER XXXIV. — A PSYCHOPATHIC INSTITUTION.
  39. 39.CHAPTER XXXV. — A PHRENOLOGICAL EVENING.
  40. 40.CHAPTER XXXVI. — A SPIRITUAL PICNIC.
  41. 41.CHAPTER XXXVII. — A GHOSTLY CONFERENCE.
  42. 42.CHAPTER XXXVIII. — AN EVENING'S DIABLERIE.
  43. 43.CHAPTER XXXIX. — SPIRITUAL ATHLETES.
  44. 44.CHAPTER XL. — "SPOTTING" SPIRIT MEDIUMS.
  45. 45.CHAPTER XLI. — A SÉANCE FOR SCEPTICS.
  46. 46.CHAPTER XLII. — AN EVENING WITH THE HIGHER SPIRITS.
  47. 47.CHAPTER XLIII. — SPIRIT FORMS.
  48. 48.CHAPTER XLIV. — SITTING WITH A SIBYL.
  49. 49.CHAPTER XLV. — SPIRITUALISTS AND CONJURERS.
  50. 50.CHAPTER XLVI. — PROS AND CONS OF SPIRITUALISM. — THE END. — FOOTNOTES: — Transcriber's Notes:

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