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Hereward Carrington
1880–1959
A tireless explorer of the strange and unexplained, this prolific writer helped bring psychical research, stage magic, and unusual health ideas to a wide popular audience. His books capture a moment when science, skepticism, and fascination with the paranormal often collided.
7 Audiobooks
True Ghost Stories
by Hereward Carrington
Hindu Magic: An Expose of the Tricks of the Yogis and Fakirs of India
by Hereward Carrington
The Natural Food of Man Being an attempt to prove from comparative anatomy, physiology, chemistry and hygiene, that the original, best and natural diet of man is fruit and nuts
by Hereward Carrington
The Problems of Psychical Research Experiments and Theories in the Realm of the Supernormal
by Hereward Carrington
Astronomy for beginners
by Hereward Carrington
Chemistry for beginners
by Hereward Carrington
Psychology for beginners
by Hereward Carrington
About the author
Born in St. Helier, Jersey, on October 17, 1880, Hereward Carrington became a British-born writer and investigator who later built much of his career in the United States. He was especially drawn to psychical research and spent years examining séances, mediums, and other claims of paranormal phenomena.
Carrington was remarkably prolific, writing more than 100 books and articles on subjects that ranged from psychic investigation and spiritualism to conjuring, stage magic, and alternative health. That range helps explain why his work still feels unusual today: he moved easily between debunking tricks, documenting strange experiences, and arguing for the serious study of claims many people dismissed outright.
He is often remembered as one of the best-known popularizers of psychical research in the early 20th century. Whether approaching a mediumship case, a magical effect, or an unconventional theory, he wrote in a way meant to engage general readers as well as committed believers and skeptics.