How I Know That the Dead Return

by William T. Stead

Excerpt from How I Know That the Dead Return
The personal experience of the editor of The Review of Reviews which is recorded in the following pages is, in many ways, startling. There has been such a volume of testimony from persons of established reputation, whose veracity is unquestioned and whose judgment in everyday matters is considered excellent that few, who are acquainted with the present evidence, have little doubt as to the existence of the phenomena.
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58 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1984

About the author

William Thomas Stead was an English newspaper editor who, as a pioneer of investigative journalism, became a controversial figure of the Victorian era. Stead published a series of hugely influential campaigns whilst editor of The Pall Mall Gazette, and he is best known for his 1885 series of articles, The Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon, written in support of a bill to raise the age of consent from 13 to 16, dubbed the "Stead Act."

Stead's 'new journalism' paved the way for the modern tabloid in Great Britain. He was influential in demonstrating how the press could be used to influence public opinion and government policy, and advocated "government by journalism". He was also well known for his reportage on child welfare, social legislation and reformation of England's criminal codes.

Stead died when the RMS Titanic sank, and was considered to be one of the most famous Englishmen on board.

Reviews

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Firstly, I’m thankful to have been able to read a physical copy of this essay from it’s time of publication in 1901. while it certainly still would’ve been an informative glimpse into the victorian occult renaissance, I have no doubt an e-book wouldn’t have afforded me the same experience .
The author of the essay argues his case for the survival of the personality prior to physical death (as well as our ability to correspond with the departed) based on numerous recounted personal experiences he lists throughout the book.
The entire essay is completely experience based and his somehow sensationalized yet casual recollection of events such as telepathy and precognition was unintentionally very funny (to me at least idk). He proves to be somewhat of an unreliable narrator ‘humoring’ skepticism by acknowledging it’s presence but basically rebutting it with ‘source; trust me bro’:

[Magnolia Izquierdo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very interesting book

The conversations and encounters provide information not only about the assertion that there is life after death but the personality of those who departed .And reading the short biography of the author, we obtained a vast information about his life,his reputation as a journalist, and facts about the Titanic