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Hereward Carrington
1880-1958

     DISTINGUISHED BRITISH psychical investigator, author of many important and popular books on psychic subjects. His interest in the subject was aroused at the age of 18 and followed an anti-spiritualist line until Miss X's Essays in Psychical Research shook his pessimism.

In the year 1900, at the age of 19, he joined the Society for Psychical Research and has devoted his life to these studies ever since. He soon became known for his intellect and erudition. After Dr. Hodgson died and the new ASPR was established under Professor Hyslop's leadership he became his assistant and worked in this capacity until July 1908.

On behalf of the British SPR, and in company with the Hon Everard Feilding and W.

W. Baggally he went to Naples to investigate the phenomena of Eusapia Palladino. His book, Eusapia Paladino and her Phenomena, sums up his experiences as follows:

"My own sittings convinced me finally and conclusiv