The Spiritualists and the Detectives
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The Spiritualists and the Detectives is a 19th-century detective work by Allan Pinkerton that recounts his agency’s investigations involving spiritualist mediums and related frauds.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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detective work ⓘ true crime book ⓘ |
| aimsTo | warn the public about fraudulent mediums ⓘ |
| author | Allan Pinkerton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
investigations of spiritualist séances
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undercover operations ⓘ |
| describes | Pinkerton National Detective Agency investigations ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Allan Pinkerton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
detective methods
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exposure of fraudulent spiritualist practices ⓘ |
| genre |
detective literature
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nonfiction ⓘ true crime ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | skeptical view of spiritualism ⓘ |
| historicalContext | rise of spiritualism in the 19th century United States ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
fraud investigation
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private detectives ⓘ spiritualism ⓘ spiritualist mediums ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person account ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Pinkerton detective literature ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Pinkerton National Detective Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| workOf | Allan Pinkerton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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