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Anna Mary Howitt Watts (1824 1884) was a painter and writer, and
the daughter of William Howitt (1792 1879), one of the subjects of
this double biography. Justinus Kerner (1786 1862) was an
inspiration to both Howitt and his daughter. A German poet, trained
as a doctor, he became famous both as a patron of the arts and an
early pioneer of the spiritualist movement. This account of
Kerner's life is full of vivid descriptions of ghostly apparitions
and supernatural events. Howitt, a popular writer and radical local
politician who was raised a Quaker, became increasingly attracted
to spiritualism after the deaths of two of his sons. Watts' book,
written after her father's death and first published in 1883, is
more than a memoir of a beloved parent. As a record of the beliefs
of the spiritualists it provides essential information about early
Victorian attitudes to this world and beyond.
Title: The School of Life.Publisher: British Library, Historical
Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the
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looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the
main body of works the collection also includes song-books, comedy,
and works of satire. ++++The below data was compiled from various
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edition identification: ++++ British Library Howitt Watts, Anna
Mary; 1856. 8 . 12631.e.6.
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