Footfalls on the Boundary of Another World

Footfalls on the Boundary of Another World is a book written by Robert Dale Owen, an American politician and social reformer, in 1860. In this book, Owen explores the possibility of an afterlife and the existence of spirits through a series of anecdotes and personal experiences. He recounts stories of haunted houses, ghostly apparitions, and encounters with the dead, all of which he believes provide evidence for the existence of another world beyond our own. Owen also delves into the history of spiritualism, a movement that gained popularity in the mid-19th century and claimed to communicate with the dead through mediums. He examines the claims of various mediums and their messages from the spirit world, as well as the scientific investigations into spiritualism that were conducted at the time. Throughout the book, Owen approaches the topic of the afterlife with a rational and skeptical mindset, seeking to provide evidence and logical explanations for the phenomena he witnesses. He also includes his own philosophical musings on the nature of the soul and the possibility of an afterlife. Footfalls on the Boundary of Another World is a fascinating exploration of the paranormal and the human desire to understand what lies beyond our physical world. It remains a classic in the field of spiritualism and is a must-read for anyone interested in the afterlife and the supernatural.1859. Contents Book I. Preliminary: Statement of the Subject; The Impossible; The Miraculous; The Improbable. Contents Book II. Touching Certain Phases of Sleep: Sleep in General; and Dreams. Contents Book III. Disturbances Popularly Termed Hauntings: General Character of the Phenomena; Narratives; and Summing Up. Contents Book IV. Of Appearances Commonly Called Apparitions: Touching Hallucination; Apparitions of the Living; and Apparitions of the Dead. Contents Book V. Indications of Personal Interferences: Retribution; and Guardianship. Contents Book VI. The Suggested Results: The Change at Death.5This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.