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Washington Irving Wellington (Washington) (Irving) Bishop

1856–89

American medium. Son of the medium Eleanor Fletcher Bishop. Worked exposing mediums before taking up thought reading as well. In the UK, 1878–84. Toured Europe before returning to the US in 1886.

Source

Wiley 2012

Bibliography

Wiley, Barry H. 2012. The thought reader craze: Victorian science at the enchanted boundary. Jefferson, NC, and London: McFarland & Company.

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