Excerpt from The Physical Phenomena of Spiritualism: Fraudulent and Genuine; Being a Brief Account of the Most Important Historical Phenomena; A Criticism of Their Evidential Value, and a Complete Exposition of the Methods Employed in Fraudulently Reproducing the Same The second reservation relates to the so called Blue Book, mentioned on pp. 314-16. Subsequent investigations conducted both by Dr. Hyslop and by myself have led me to believe that the evidence for the existence of such a Blue Book is extremely doubtful - though something of the sort unquestionably existed. The last word upon this subject has not, however, as yet been said! I offer this new edition of my book to the public with the hope, and in the firm conviction, that by clearing away many of the obstructions that exist - in the shape of fraudulent phenom ena - this book may help to lay the foundations of such a science - as Psychical Research. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.