The Mesmeric Trance | Chrononauts Episode 11

Containing Facts, Experiments and Matters conserning that wonderful Science of Mesmerism (Of which We do prefer Animal Magnetism as Classification in Strong Preference to the Vulgate Hypnotism) of which Demonstrations are presented through the Northern and Southern Americas (in Addition to those European Fellows) Illuminating Delightlful Portraits of Inheritance and Clarevoyanse. Timestamps: A reading of Percy Shelley - "The Magnetic Lady to Her Patient" (1822) (0:00)  an introduction to Mesmerism (4:33) Edgar Allan Poe - "Mesmeric Revelation" (1844) (43:43) Edgar Allan Poe - "The Facts in the Case of M. Valdemar" (1845) (58:34) Edgar Allan Poe - "Tale of the Ragged Mountains" (1844) (1:15:55) Juana Manuela Gorriti - "He Who Listens May Hear — To His Regret: Confidence of a Confidence" (1865) (1:26:40) Juana Manuela Gorriti - "Herbs and Pins" (1876) (1:46:37) Arthur Conan Doyle - "The Parasite" (1894) (1:56:49) Honoré de Balzac - "Ursule Mirouët" (1841) (2:47:02) Bibliography: Baker, William D., Jr - "The influence of mesmerism in nineteenth century American literature" Binet and Ferre - "Animal Magnetism" Darnton, Robert - "Mesmerism and the End of the Enlightenment in France" Ferreira, Rachel Haywood - "The Emergence of Latin American Science Fiction" Gregory, William - "Animal magnetism or, Mesmerism and its phenomena" Masiello, Francine - introduction and notes to "Dreams and Realities, selected fiction of Juana Manuela Gorriti"  Sandford, Christopher - "The Man who Would be Sherlock - The Real Life Adventures of Arthur Conan Doyle" Stashower, Daniel - "Teller of Tales - The Life of Arthur Conan Doyle" Willis, Martin and Wynne, Catherine - "Victorian Literary Mesmerism"