| The Parasite (annotated) Contributor(s): Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur (Author) |
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ISBN: 1517066336 ISBN-13: 9781517066338 Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform OUR PRICE: $5.56 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Psychological |
| Physical Information: 0.13" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.21 lbs) 62 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Parasite is a classic work by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is a fascinating story about the potential danger of mesmerism, penned before anyone knew much about hypnosis. The main character is a young man known as Austin Gilroy. He studies physiology and knows a professor who is studying the occult. The young man is introduced to a middle-aged woman known as Miss Penclosa, who has a crippled leg and psychic powers. She is a friend of the Professor's wife. The skeptical Gilroy's fianc e, Agatha, is put into a trance to prove Miss Penclosa's powers. This succeeds and Gilroy begins to go to the Professor's house where Miss Penclosa practices her powers on him . This is so Gilroy can look at the physical part of the powers. |