Daniel Dunglas Home 1470563 225550750 2008-07-14T07:30:27Z Rjwilmsi 203434 no 'of' between a month and a year per [[Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_%28dates_and_numbers%29#Longer_periods|MOS]] using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] {{Infobox Person | name = Daniel Dunglas Home | image = Daniel Dunglas Home.jpg | image_size = 210px | caption = Daniel Dunglas Home (pronounced "Hume") | birth_date = {{birth date|1833|3|20|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Currie]], [[Scotland]] | death_date = {{death date and age|1886|6|21|1833|3|20|df=y}} | occupation = [[clairvoyant]], [[Mediumship|medium]], [[psychic]] | spouse = Alexandria de Kroll (1858-1862) and Julie de Gloumeline (1871) | parents = William and Elizabeth Home (née McNeill) | children = Gregoire }} '''Daniel Dunglas Home''' (pronounced 'Hume') ([[March 20]], [[1833]] – [[June 21]], [[1886]]) was a [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[Spiritualism (religious movement)|Spiritualist]], famous as a physical [[mediumship|medium]] with the reported ability to levitate to a variety of heights, speak with the dead, and to produce rapping and knocks in houses at will. When Home was young, he moved with his aunt and uncle from Scotland to America, where they lived in [[Connecticut]]. After becoming well-known he travelled to England in 1855, and conducted hundreds of [[seance|séances]], which were attended by many of the best-known names of the [[Victorian era|Victorian]] period. Though there were speculations that Home employed [[conjure|fraud]], none were ever proven. Home died in France in 1886, and was buried in the [[St. Germain-en-Laye]] cemetery in Paris. ==Family== Daniel Home's mother, Elizabeth Home (née McNeill) was known as a [[Prophet|seer]] in Scotland, as were many of her predecessors, like her great uncle Colin Uruqhart, and her uncle Mr. McKenzie. The gift of [[second sight]] was often seen as a [[curse]], as it foretold instances of tragedy and death.<ref name="Lamontp5"/><ref name="Homep22"> Home “Incidents in my Life” 1863 p22</ref> Home's father, William Home, was the illegitimate son of Alexander, the [[Earl of Home|10th Earl of Home]].<ref name="Lamontp5"> Lamont 2005 p5</ref> Evidence supports the elder Home's illegitimacy, as various payments meant for William were made by the 10th Earl.<ref>Journal of the Society For Psychical Research, vol 70, no.4, 246-48</ref> Elizabeth and William were married when he was 19-years-old, and found employment at the [[Balerno|Balerno paper mill]]. The Homes moved into one of small houses built in the mill for the workforce, in [[Currie]] (six miles south-west of Edinburgh).<ref name="Lamontp6"> Lamont 2005 p6</ref> William was described as a "bitter, morose and unhappy man" who drank, and was often aggressive towards his wife.<ref name="Lamontp6"/> Elizabeth had eight children while living in the mill house: six sons and two daughters, although their lives were not fully recorded. The eldest, John, later worked in the Balerno mill and eventually managed a paper mill in [[Philadelphia]], Mary drowned in a stream at 12-years-old in 1846, and Adam died at sea at the age of seventeen while on route to Greenland, which Home saw in a vision, and was confirmed five months later.<ref name="Homep20"/><ref name="Homep30"> Home “Incidents in my Life” 1863 p30</ref> ==Early life== Daniel Home was Elizabeth's third child, and was born on [[20 March]] [[1833]]. He was baptised by the Reverend Somerville three weeks after his birth.<ref name="Lamontp6-7"> Lamont 2005 pp6-7</ref> The one-year-old Home was deemed a delicate child, having a "nervous temperament", and was passed to Elizabeth's childless sister, Mary Cook. She lived with her husband in the coastal town of [[Portobello, Edinburgh|Portobello]], {{convert|3|mi|km}} east of Edinburgh.<ref name="AlteredDimensions">{{cite web |url=http://www.spartechsoftware.com/dimensions/mystical/DanielHome.htm |title= Altered Dimensions |publisher=SparTech Software |accessdate=2008-01-03}}</ref> It was at the Cook's house that Home's cradle rocked by itself, and the infant had a vision of a cousin's death, who lived in [[Linlithgow]], to the west of Edinburgh.<ref name="Lamontp8"> Lamont 2005 p8</ref><ref name="Homep17"> Home “Incidents in my Life” 1863 p17</ref> ===America=== [[Image:Ddhome.PNG|thumb|left|Home was known for his love of fanfare and show, as evidenced in this staged photograph in which he ponders a skull.]] Sometime between 1838 and 1841, Home's aunt and uncle decided to emigrate to the United States with their adopted son, sailing in the cheapest class of [[steerage]] as they could not afford a cabin.<ref name="Lamontp13"> Lamont 2005 p13</ref> After landing in New York, the Cooks travelled to [[Neighborhoods of Norwich, Connecticut|Greeneville]], near [[Norwich, Connecticut]].<ref name="">{{cite web |first=Philip |last=Hoare |url=http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/books/story/0,10595,1566310,00.html |title=A talent for ectoplasm |publisher=[[The Guardian]] |date=[[2005-09-10]]|accessdate=2008-01-05}}</ref> The [[red hair|red-haired]] and [[freckle]]d Home attended school in Greeneville, where he was known as "Scotchy" by the other students.<ref name="Lamontp14"> Lamont 2005 p14</ref> 13-years-old Home did not join in sports games with other boys, preferring to take walks in the local woods with a friend called Edwin. The two boys read the Bible to each other and told stories, and made a pact stating that if one or the other were to die, they would try and make contact after death.<ref name="Lamontp14"/> Home and his aunt soon moved to Troy, NY, which is about {{convert|155|mi|km}} from Greeneville, although Home in his own book stated it was {{convert|300|mi|km}} away.<ref name="Homep18-19"> Home “Incidents in my Life” 1863 pp18-19</ref> Home lost contact with Edwin until one night when Home, according to Lamont, saw a brightly lit vision of him standing at the foot of the bed, which gave Home the feeling that his friend was dead. Edwin made three circles in the air before disappearing, and a few days later a letter arrived stating that Edwin had died of malignant [[dysentery]], which was three days before Home's vision.<ref name="Lamontp15"> Lamont 2005 p15</ref> A few years later Home and his aunt returned to Greeneville, and Elizabeth Home emigrated from Scotland to America with the surviving members of the family to live in [[Waterford, Connecticut]], which was {{convert|12|mi|km}} away from the Cook's house.<ref name="Lamontp16"> Lamont 2005 p16</ref> Home and his mother's reunion was short-lived, as Elizabeth foretold her own death in 1850. This was also confirmed by Home, as he saw his mother in a vision saying, "Dan, twelve o'clock", which was the time of her death.<ref name="Homep20"> Home “Incidents in my Life” 1863 p20</ref><ref name="Lamontp16"/> After Elizabeth's death Home turned to religion.<ref name="SurvivalAfterDeath">{{cite web |first=Nandor |last=Fodor |url= http://www.survivalafterdeath.org/mediums/home.htm |title=News and articles on Mediumship Psi and survival |publisher=Survival after death |accessdate=2008-01-05}}</ref> His aunt was a [[Presbyterian]], and held the [[Calvinism|Calvinist]] view that one's fate has been decided, so Home embraced the [[Wesleyan Church|Wesleyan]] faith, which believed that every soul can be saved.<ref name="Lamontp16-17"> Lamont 2005 pp16-17</ref> Home's aunt resented Wesleyans so much that she forced Home to change to [[Congregationalist]], which was also not to her liking, but was more in line with her own religion.<ref name="Lamontp17"> Lamont 2005 p17</ref> The house was then disturbed by rappings and knocking similar to those that occurred two years earlier at the home of the [[Fox sisters]]. Ministers were called to the Cook's house: a Baptist, a Congregationalist, and even a Wesleyan minister, who all believed that Home was possessed by the Devil, although Home believed it was a gift from God.<ref name="Lamontp18"> Lamont 2005 p18</ref> The knocking did not stop however, and a table started to move by itself, even though Home's aunt put a bible on it and then placed her full body weight on it.<ref name="Lamontp19"> Lamont 2005 p19</ref><ref name="Homep25"> Home “Incidents in my Life” 1863 p25</ref> As the noises did not stop, and were attracting the unwanted attention of Cook's neighbours, Home was told to leave the house.<ref name="Lamontp20"> Lamont 2005 p20</ref> ===Fame=== [[Image:William bryant.jpg|thumb|right|William Cullen Bryant, a poet, and editor of the New York Evening Post, who witnessed one of Home's séances.]] The eighteen-year-old Home stayed with a friend in [[Willimantic]], Connecticut, and later [[Lebanon, Connecticut]]. Home held his first séance in March 1851, which was reported in a Hartford newspaper managed by W. R. Hayden, who wrote that the table moved without anyone touching it, and kept moving when Hayden physically tried to stop it.<ref name="Lamontp28-29"> Lamont 2005 pp28-29</ref><ref name="Homep26-27"> Home “Incidents in my Life” 1863 pp26-27</ref> After the newspaper report, Home became well-known in [[New England]], travelling around healing the sick and communicating with the dead, although he wrote that he was not prepared for this sudden change in his life because of his supposed shyness.<ref name="Lamontp29-30"> Lamont 2005 pp29-30</ref> Home never directly asked for money, although he lived very well on gifts, donations and lodging from wealthy admirers. He felt that he was on a "mission to demonstrate immortality", and wished to interact with his clients as one gentleman to another, rather than as an employee.<ref name="Doyle1926p193-195"> Doyle “The History of Spiritualism” volume 1, 1926 pp186-190</ref><ref name="Homep62"> Home “Incidents in my Life” 1863 p62</ref> In 1852, Home was a guest at the house of Rufus Elmer in [[Springfield, Massachusetts]], giving séances six or seven times a day, which were visited by crowds of people, including a Harvard professor, David Wells, and the poet and editor of the [[New York Evening Post]], [[William Cullen Bryant]]. They were all convinced of Home's credibility and wrote to the [[Springfield Republican]] newspaper stating that the room was well-lit, full inspections were allowed, and said, "We know that we were not imposed upon nor deceived".<ref name="Lamontp30-31"> Lamont 2005 pp30-31</ref> It was also reported that at one of Home's demonstrations five men of heavy build (eight hundred and fifty pounds together) sat on a table, but it still moved, and others saw "a tremulous phosphorescent light gleam over the walls".<ref name="Lamontp31"> Lamont 2005 p31</ref> Home was investigated by numerous people, such as Professor [[Robert Hare (chemist)|Robert Hare]], the inventor of the oxy-hydrogen blowpipe, and John Worth Edmonds, a [[Supreme Court]] judge, who were sceptical, but later said they believed Home was not fraudulent.<ref name="Lamontp31"> Lamont 2005 p31</ref><ref name="JohnWorthEdmonds">{{cite web |first=A. M. |last=Griffin |url=http://www.assumption.edu/whw/Hatch/EdmondsInSpiritLife.html |title=Experiences of Judge J. W. Edmonds, in Spirit Life. With a Poem, "The Home of the Spirit." |publisher=Mrs. Cora L. V. Tappan, 1876 |accessdate=2008-01-06}}</ref> Home's breakthrough came in August 1852, in [[Manchester, Connecticut|South Manchester]], Connecticut, at the house of Ward Cheney, a successful silk manufacturer. Home was seen to levitate twice and then rise to up to the ceiling, with louder rappings and knocking than ever before, more aggressive table movements and the sounds of a ship at sea in a storm, although persons present said that the room was badly lit so as to see the spirit lights.<ref name="Lamontp31-33"> Lamont 2005 pp31-33</ref><ref name="Homep62-63"> Home “Incidents in my Life” 1863 pp62-63</ref> [[Image:Daniel-Dunglas-Home-levitation.jpg|thumb|right|The levitation at Ward Cheney's house interpreted in a lithograph from Louis Figuier, ''Les Mystères de la science'' 1887]] New York was now interested in Home's abilities, so he moved to an apartment at Bryant Park on 42nd street. His most verbal critic in New York was [[William Makepeace Thackeray]], the author of '[[Vanity Fair]]'. Thackeray dismissed Home's abilities as "dire humbug", and "dreary and foolish superstition", although Thackeray had been impressed when he saw a table turning.<ref name="Lamontp37"> Lamont 2005 p37</ref> Home thought that Thackeray was "the most sceptical inquirer" he had ever met, and as Thackeray made public his thoughts, Home faced public scepticism and further scrutiny.<ref name="Lamontp34-35"> Lamont 2005 pp34-35</ref> Home travelled between [[Hartford]], Springfield, and [[Boston]] during the next few months, and settled in [[Newburgh (city), New York|Newburgh]] by the [[Hudson River]] in the summer of 1853.<ref name="Lamontp35"> Lamont 2005 p35</ref> He resided at the Theological Institute, but took no part in any of the theological discussions held there, as he wanted to take a course in medicine. Dr. Hull funded Home's studies, and offered to pay Home five dollars a day for his séances, but Home refused, as always.<ref name="Homep70-71"> Home “Incidents in my Life” 1863 pp70-71</ref> His idea was to fund his work with a legitimate salary by practicing medicine, but he became ill in early 1854, and stopped his studies. Home was diagnosed with [[Tuberculosis]], and his doctors recommended recuperation in Europe. His last séance was in March 1855, in Hartford, Connecticut, before he travelled to Boston and sailed to England on board the ''Africa'', at the end of March.<ref name="Lamontp36"> Lamont 2005 p36</ref> ==Europe== {{clarify-section}} Home's name was originally ''Daniel Home'', but by the time he arrived in Europe he had lengthened it to ''Daniel Dunglas Home'', in reference to the Scottish house of Home, of which his father claimed to be a part.<ref name="Lamontp36-37"> Lamont 2005 pp36-37</ref> In London Home found a believer in [[spiritualism]] called William Cox, who owned a large hotel at 53, 54 and 55 Jermyn Street, London. As Cox was so enamoured of Home's abilities, his stay at Cox's hotel was without payment.<ref name="Lamontp43"> Lamont 2005 p43</ref> [[Robert Owen]], an 83-year-old social reformer, was also staying at the hotel, and introduced Home to many of his friends in London society.<ref name="Lamontp43-44"> Lamont 2005 pp43-44</ref> At the time Home described as tall and thin, with blue eyes and auburn hair, fastidiously dressed but seriously ill with consumption. Nevertheless, he held sittings for notable persons in full daylight, moving objects at a distance.<ref name="Doyle1926p188-192"> Doyle “The History of Spiritualism” volume 1, 1926 pp188-192</ref> Some early guests at his sittings included the scientist [[Sir David Brewster]], the novelists [[Sir Edward Bulwer-Lytton]] and [[Thomas Adolphus Trollope]], and the ''[[Swedenborgian]]'' [[James John Garth Wilkinson]].<ref name="Doyle1926p193-195"> Doyle “The History of Spiritualism” volume 1, 1926 pp193-195</ref> Home converted most sceptics, but [[Robert Browning]], the poet, proved more difficult. After attending a séance of Home's Browning gave his impression of Home in the unflattering poem, "Sludge the Medium" (1864). His wife, [[Elizabeth Barrett Browning]], was convinced that the phenomena she witnessed was genuine and their discussions about Home were a constant source of disagreement.<ref name="Lamontp50"> Lamont 2005 p50</ref> [[Image:Robert Browning - Project Gutenberg eText 13103.jpg|thumb|left|Robert Browning, who wrote "Sludge the Medium" about Home.]] Home's fame grew, fuelled by his feats of levitation. [[William Crookes]] claimed to know of more than 50 occasions in which Home levitated, many of these at least five to seven feet above the floor, "in good light."<ref name="Doyle1926p196"> Doyle “The History of Spiritualism” volume 1, 1926 p196</ref> More common were feats recorded by [[Frank Podmore]]: "We all saw him rise from the ground slowly to a height of about six inches, remain there for about ten seconds, and then slowly descend."<ref name="PodmoreMediumsp254"> Podmore “Mediums of the Nineteenth Century, Part 1.” 2003 p254</ref> In the following years Home travelled across continental Europe, and always as a guest of wealthy patrons. In Paris, he was summoned to the [[Tuileries]] to perform a séance for [[Napoleon III]]. Home also performed for [[Queen Sophia]] of the Netherlands, who wrote of the experience, "I saw him four times...I felt a hand tipping my finger; I saw a heavy golden bell moving alone from one person to another; I saw my handkerchief move alone and return to me with a knot... He himself is a pale, sickly, rather handsome young man but without a look or anything which would either fascinate or frighten you. It is wonderful. I am so glad I have seen it..."<ref>Een Vreemdelinge in Den Haag, Hella Haasse, 1984</ref> In 1866, Mrs Lyon, a wealthy widow, adopted Home as her son, and gave £60,000 to him, in an attempt to gain introduction into high society. Finding that the adoption did not change her social situation, she repented her action, and brought a suit for the return of her money on the grounds that it had been obtained by spiritual influence. Under British law, the defendant bears the burden of proof in such a case, and proof was impossible since there was no physical evidence. The case was decided against Home, Mrs Lyon's money was returned, and the press enjoyed pillorying him. Home's high society acquaintances thought that he behaved like a complete gentleman throughout the ordeal, and he did not lose a single important friend.<ref name="Doyle1926p207-209"> Doyle “The History of Spiritualism” volume 1, 1926 pp207-209</ref> Home encountered one of his closest friends in 1867; the young Lord Adare (later the [[Windham Thomas Wyndham-Quin, 4th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl|4th Earl of Dunraven]]). Adare was fascinated by Home, and began documenting the seances they held. One of Home's levitations occurred the following year. In front of three witnesses (Adare, Captain Wynne, and [[James Ludovic Lindsay|Lord Lindsay]]) Home was said to have levitated out of the third storey window of one room, and in at the window of the adjoining room.<ref name="Doyle1926p196-197"> Doyle “The History of Spiritualism” volume 1, 1926 pp196-197</ref> Home married twice. In 1858, he married Alexandria de Kroll, the 17-year-old daughter of a noble Russian family. They had a son, Gregoire, but Alexandria fell ill with tuberculosis, and died in 1862. In October 1871, Home married for the second time, to Julie de Gloumeline, a wealthy Russian, whom he met in St Petersburg. In the process, he converted to the [[Eastern Orthodox Church|Greek Orthodox]] faith. At the age of 38, Home retired, as his health was bad &ndash; the tuberculosis, from which he had suffered for most of his life, was advancing &ndash;and his powers, he claimed, were failing. He died on the [[21 June]] [[1886]], and was buried in the St. Germain-en-Laye cemetery.<ref>Lamont, 2005 p. 222-223</ref> ==Acceptance and criticism== [[Image:Conan doyle.jpg|thumb|right|Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who witnessed Home's mediumship and detailed the four individual types Home possessed.]] [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]] stated that Home was unusual in that he had four different types of mediumship: ''direct voice'' (the ability to let spirits audibly speak); ''trance speaker'' (the ability to let spirits speak through oneself); ''clairvoyant'' (ability to see things that are out of view); and ''physical medium'' (moving objects at a distance, levitation, etc., which was the type of mediumship had no equal).<ref name="Doyle1926p204-205"> Doyle “The History of Spiritualism” volume 1, 1926 pp204-205</ref> Home was suspicious of any medium who claimed powers he himself did not possess, particularly the ''materializing'' mediums (such as the [[Eddy Brothers]]), who claimed the ability to produce solid spirit forms, and he marked these as fraudulent.<ref name="Doyle1926p204-205"/> Since materializing mediums always work in darkened places, Home urged that all séances be held in the light.<ref name="Doyle1926p204-205"/> Home, in his 1877 book ''Lights and Shadows of Spiritualism'', detailed the conjuring tricks employed by false mediums.<ref> The book contains no discussion of the making of raps and fire-proofing oneself.</ref> Lord Adare stated that Home "swung out and in" of a window in a horizontal position.<ref name="Adare1976p82"> Adare “Experiences in Spiritualism” 1976 p82</ref> "He [Home] came in [through the window] again, feet foremost, and we returned to the other room. It was so dark I could not see clearly how he was supported" [outside of the three story window].<ref name="Adare1976p83"> Adare “Experiences in Spiritualism” 1976 p83</ref> Podmore recorded that Home had a constant companion that sat opposite of him during his séances.<ref name="PodmoreMediumsp45"> Podmore “Mediums of the Nineteenth Century, Part 1.” 2003 p45</ref> Between 1870 and 1873, Crookes conducted experiments to determine the validity of the phenomena produced by three mediums: [[Florence Cook]], [[Fox sisters|Kate Fox]], and Home. Crookes' final report in 1874 concluded that the phenomena produced by all three mediums were genuine, a result which was roundly derided by the scientific establishment.<ref name="Doyle1926p230-251"> Doyle “The History of Spiritualism” volume 1, 1926 pp230-251</ref> Crookes recorded that he controlled and secured Home by placing his feet on the top of Home's feet.<ref name="Crookes1874"> Crookes 1874</ref> Crooke's method of foot control later proved inadequate when used with [[Eusapia Palladino]], as she merely slipped her foot out and in of her sturdy shoe. Alexander von Boutlerow, Professor of Chemistry at the University of St. Petersburg and Home's brother-in-law, also obtained positive results in his tests of Home.<ref>Lamont 2005 p222</ref> [[Frank Podmore]] and [[Milbourne Christopher]] provide a source of speculation on the ways in which Home could have duped his sitters.<ref name="ChristopherESPp174-187"> Christopher “ESP,Seer & Psychics: What the Occult Really Is” 1971 pp174-187</ref><ref name="Doyle1926p207"> Doyle “The History of Spiritualism” volume 1, 1926 p207</ref><ref name="MilbourneESPp174-187"> Milbourne “ESP,Seer & Psychics: What the Occult Really Is” 1971 pp174-187</ref> Some testimony suggests that Home often conducted his demonstrations in dim light. For example, there is this report from a witness: "The room was very dark...Home's hands were visible only as a faint white heap".<ref name="PodmoreMediumsp233"> Podmore “Mediums of the Nineteenth Century, Part 1.” 2003 p233</ref> The light conditions during Home's most famous feat of levitation were disputed, but some witnesses recorded that it was quite dark. [[James Randi]] stated that Home was caught cheating on a few occasions, but the episodes were never made public, and that the accordion Home is supposed to have played without touching it was a [[Harmonica|one-octave mouth organ]] that Home concealed under his large moustache. James Randi writes that one-octave mouth organs were found in Home's belongings after his death.<ref name="JamesRandiEducational Foundation">{{cite web |first=James |last=Randi |url=http://www.randi.org/encyclopedia/Home,%20Daniel%20Dunglas.html |title=An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds, and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural |publisher=James Randi Educational Foundation |accessdate=2008-01-05}}</ref> Randi, as is to be expected, gives no proof of his accusations against Home. It is interesting that Randi's charges simply echo some that were made and disproved in the late 19th and early 20th century. Eric Dingwall who catalogued Home's collection on its arrival at the SPR does not record the presence of the mouth organs. It is unlikely Dingwall would have missed these or did not make them public.<ref> Lamont 2005 p 302</ref> ==Notes== {{reflist|2}} ==References== * {{cite book | author=Adare, Viscount | title=Experiences in Spiritualism With Mr D D Home | publisher=Ayer Co Pub | year=1976 | id=ISBN 9780405079375 }} * Christopher, Milbourne (1971) ''ESP,Seer & Psychics: What the Occult Really Is''. Thomas Y. Crowell Company ASIN: B000O8Z6AC * Crookes, William. 1874. "Notes of an Enquiry into the Phenomena called Spiritual during the Years 1870-1873." ''Quarterly Journal of Science.'' [http://www.survivalafterdeath.org/books/crookes/researches/notes.htm link] * {{cite book | last = Doyle| first = Arthur Conan| authorlink = Arthur Conan Doyle | title = The History of Spiritualism, [http://www.classic-literature.co.uk/scottish-authors/arthur-conan-doyle/the-history-of-spiritualism-vol-i/ Volume 1] [http://www.classic-literature.co.uk/scottish-authors/arthur-conan-doyle/the-history-of-spiritualism-vol-ii/ Volume 2] |location=New York| publisher = G.H. Doran | date = 1926 |isbn=1-4101-0243-2}} * {{cite book | author=Home, Daniel Dunglas | title=Incidents in My Life [http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=LyUPAAAAIAAJ&dq=%22daniel+dunglas+home%22&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=auzuKrzFIt&sig=z4niczx3eGho8f41vHiwmK24ryM#PPR3,M1 link] | publisher=Adamant Media Corporation| year=2005 | id=ISBN 9781402159299}} * {{cite book | author=Home, Daniel Dunglas | title=Lights and Shadows of Spiritualism | publisher=Cosimo Classics | year=2007 | id=ISBN 9781602068179}} * {{cite book | author=Lamont, Peter | title=The First Psychic: The Extraordinary Mystery of a Notorious Victorian Wizard | publisher=[[Abacus]]| year=2005 | id=ISBN 0349118256}} * {{cite book | author=Oppenheim, Janet | title=The Other World: Spiritualism and physical research in England, 1850-1914 [http://books.google.com/books?id=VcBs8enYCCcC&pg=PA10&lpg=PA10&dq=%22daniel+dunglas+home%22&source=web&ots=XJJYTWTl_m&sig=Xh8zxth_v7GFufiEyA_DaKfPCqU#PPP1,M1 link]| publisher=[[Cambridge University Press]]| year=1988 | id=ISBN 9780521347679}} * {{cite book | author=Podmore, Frank | title=Mediums of the Nineteenth Century, Part 1| publisher=Kessinger Publishing| year=2003 | id=ISBN 9780766128538}} * {{cite book | author=Podmore, Frank | title=The Newer Spiritualism| publisher=Kessinger Publishing| year=2003 | id=ISBN 978-0766163362}} ==Further reading== * ''Mediums, Mystics and the Occult'' by [[Milbourne Christopher]], Thomas Crowell, 1975 * ''Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women'' by [[Ricky Jay]], Villard Books, 1987; See pages 37-42, Photos on page 40. * ''Revelations of a Spirit Medium'' by Harry Price and Eric J. Dingwall, Arno Press, 1975 reprint of 1891 edition by Charles F. Pidgeon. This rare, overlooked, and forgotten, book gives the "insider's knowledge" of 19th century deceptions * ''Ghost Hunters: William James and the Search for Scientific Proof of Life After Death'' by Deborah Blum, Penguin Press, 2006; Discusses Home's career and scientific experiments seeking to prove or disprove his abilities, in the larger context of the era and scientific research into "spiritualism". == External links == * [http://www.spiritwritings.com/AdareExperiences.pdf ''Experiences In Spiritualism with D. D. Home''] - Lord Adare's report of Home's seances, sadly incomplete, PDF format * [http://www.survivalafterdeath.org/book/crookes/researches/investigation.htm ''Experimental Investigations of a New Force ''] by William Crookes, 1871 * [http://www.randi.org/encyclopedia/Home,%20Daniel%20Dunglas.html ''Home, Daniel Dunglas - An Encyclopedia of Claims, Frauds and Hoaxes of the Occult and Supernatural''] by James Randi * [http://victorian-magic.blogspot.com/2006/05/daniel-d-home-celebrated-medium.html ''Daniel D. Home, the Celebrated Medium] * [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&time=&date=&ttype=&q=Currie&sll=55.89678,-3.309975&sspn=0.063235,0.105057&ie=UTF8&ll=55.896491,-3.30843&spn=0.063235,0.105057&z=13&iwloc=addr&om=1 Map location of Currie and Balerno, near Edinburgh] {{DEFAULTSORT:Home, Daniel}} [[Category:1833 births]] [[Category:1886 deaths]] [[Category:People claiming to have psychokinetic abilities]] [[Category:Spiritualism]] [[de:Daniel Dunglas Home]] [[es:Daniel Dunglas Home]] [[fr:Daniel Dunglas Home]] [[nl:Daniel Dunglas Home]] [[ja:ダニエル・ダングラス・ホーム]] [[pt:Daniel Dunglas Home]] [[fi:Daniel Dunglas Home]]