It was only when editing the matter for these pages that I fully realised what an overwhelming mass of reliable material we had to work upon. In restricting this book to the necessary limits it has only been possible to make use of a small portion of this evidence. Many more cases have been placed on record and may be published on some future occasion. Most of the letters accompanying these descriptions display a deep and genuine affection for the maligned mediums of the Crewe Circle. Our hearty thanks are due to all those friends who have so readily co-operated in this work and who are so willing to brave the discomforts of publicity for what they know to be the truth. FRED BARLOW. CONTENTS PAGE PREFACE BY FRED BARLOW v CHAPTER I THE CREWE CIRCLE 13 II SOME PERSONAL EXPERIENCES 21 III EVIDENTIAL TESTS AND THEIR RESULTS 28 IV AN EXAMINATION OF MR. HOPE AND HIS CRITICS 38 V FURTHER DIFFICULTIES CONSIDERED 55 VI THE ATTACK ON MRS. DEANE AND MR. VEARNCOMBE 60 VII THE GENESIS AND HISTORY OF THE CREWE CIRCLE BY MISS F. R. SCATCHERD 70 VIII EVIDENTIAL AND SCIENTIFIC ASPECTS OF PSYCHIC PHOTOGRAPHY BY FRED BARLOW 79 IX CONCLUSIVE PROOF FROM MANY SOURCES 96 ILLUSTRATIONS PAGE Barlow, Mr. H. D., Psychic and Normal Photographs of 127 Burgess, Mrs., with Psychic Picture of Her Uncle 127 Buxton, Mrs., and Daughter, with Psychic Picture of Her Father 47 Colley, Archdeacon, Psychic Message in the Handwriting of 14 Colley, Archdeacon, Normal Handwriting of 14 Colley, Archdeacon, Photomicrograph of Portion of Normal Signature 78 Colley, Archdeacon, Photomicrograph of Portion of Signature in Psychic Message 78 Crawford, Dr. W. J., Psychic Message in the Handwriting of 15 Crawford, Dr. W. J., Normal Handwriting of 15 Crookes, Sir William, with Psychic Face 31 Cushman, Agnes, Psychic Picture of 63 Cushman, Agnes, Normal Photograph of 63 Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan, and Group, with Psychic Message from Archdeacon Colley 14