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True History of the Ghost - And All about Metempsychosis (Paperback)
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True History of the Ghost - And All about Metempsychosis (Paperback)
Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge
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Chemist and illusionist John Henry Pepper (1821-1900) lectured at
the Royal Polytechnic Institution in London, and incorporated
experiments, illusions and magic lanterns into his popular science
lectures. In 1862 he developed a stage-show illusion called 'the
ghost'. This involved using strategically placed pieces of glass
and specific lighting in order to create the illusion of ghostly
figures on stage. The illusion was immensely popular in the second
half of the nineteenth century - it was visited by royalty, and
Pepper's show toured to America, Canada and Australia. In this
book, first published in 1890, Pepper details the history of 'the
ghost' and the process of carrying out the illusion. 'Pepper's
Ghost' is considered to be a precursor to cinema, and this book
will be of interest to those studying the development of popular
nineteenth-century culture, the 'entertainment industry', and the
origins of cinema.
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