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Anna Mary Howitt Watts (1824–1884) was a painter and writer, and the daughter of William Howitt (1792–1879), one of the subjects of this double biography. Justinus Kerner (1786–1862) was an inspiration to both Howitt and his daughter. A German poet, trained as a doctor, he became famous both as a patron of the arts and an early pioneer of the spiritualist movement. This account of Kerner's life is full of vivid descriptions of ghostly apparitions and supernatural events. Howitt, a popular writer and radical local politician who was raised a Quaker, became increasingly attracted to spiritualism after the deaths of two of his sons. Watts' book, written after her father's death and first published in 1883, is more than a memoir of a beloved parent. As a record of the beliefs of the spiritualists it provides essential information about early Victorian attitudes to this world and beyond.

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Book category Books in English Humanities Religion & beliefs Religion: general

• Full title: Pioneers of the Spiritual Reformation
• Subtitle: Biographical Sketches
• Author: Anna Mary Howitt Watts
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 346
• EAN: 9781108025942
• ISBN: 1108025943
• ID: 02055953
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Weight: 440 g
• Dimensions: 216 × 140 × 20 mm
• Date of publishing: 27. January 2011

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