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It started out as a harmless prank. But soon enough, spiritualism was the fastest growing movement of the nineteenth century, and Maggie Fox was trapped in a life of deceit. Meticulously researched by the author, We Hear the Dead reveals the secret of how the Fox sisters faked their... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Maggie (Margaret) Fox: Add a description of this character.
- Kate (Catherine) Fox
- Leah Fox: Very controling women. She does have a kind heart, though it has been bittered by her first husband who left her.
- Dr. Elisha Kane
- Mr. Bissel: He was one of the people many who accused the Fox sisters of being frauds.
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“"We were led on by my sister purposely and by my mother unintentionally."”
Maggie (Margaret) Fox
First Sentence edit
I began the deception when I was too young to know right from wrong.
Table of Contents edit
Author's Note
Confessions
II. Part One: The Haunting Of Hydesville
III. Part Two: The Rise Of A Religion
IV. Part Three: The Affair And The Adventurer
V. Part Four: Education And Exile
VI. Part Five: Folly And Fate
Afterword
A final Word
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Acknowledgements
About The Author
Authors & Contributors edit
- Dianne Salerni (Author)
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