Theodore Besterman
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Theodore Deodatus Nathaniel Besterman (1904–1976) was a psychical researcher, bibliographer and translator. He was the first editor of the Journal of Documentation.
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Publications
Books
- The Divining Rod: An Experimental and Psychological Investigation, 1926 (with William F. Barrett)
- Mind of Annie Besant, 1927
- Some Modern Mediums, 1930
- Inquiry into the Unknown, 1934
- Mrs. Annie Besant, A Modern Prophet, 1934
- Men Against Women: A Study of Sexual Relations, 1934
- On Dreams, 1935 (editor)
- The Beginnings of Systematic Bibliography, 1935
- Water Divining, 1938
- A World Bibliography of Bibliographies, 1939
- The Love Letters of Voltaire to his Niece, 1958 (editor and translator)
- Voltaire's Correspondence 1953–65, 107 vols
- Philosophical Dictionary, 1971 (translator)
- Crystal Gazing: A Study in the History, Distribution and Practice of Scrying, 1965
- Collected Papers on the Paranormal, 1968
- Voltaire, 1969
Papers
- — . (1926). The Folklore of Dowsing. Folklore 37 (2): 113-133.
- — . Rose, H. J. (1926). Folklore and Psychical Research Folklore 37 (4): 396-398.
- — . (1928). The Belief in Rebirth of the Druses and Other Syrian Sects. Folklore 39 (2): 133-148.
- — . (1928). Report of a Pseudo-Sitting for Physical Phenomena with Karl Kraus. Journal of Society for Psychical Research 24: 388-392.
- — . (1929). Report of a Four Months' Tour of Psychical Investigation. Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research 38: 409-480.
- — . (1930). Review: Modern Psychic Mysteries. Journal of Society for Psychical Research 26: 10-14.
- — . Jephson, Ina; Soal, Samuel. (1930). Report of a Series of Experiments in Clairvoyance. Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research 39: 375-414.
- — . (1930). The Belief in Rebirth Among the Natives of Africa (Including Madagascar). Folklore 41 (1): 43-94.
- — . (1932). An Experiment in Long-Distance Telepathy. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research 27: 235-236.
- — . (1932). The Psychology of Testimony in Relation to Paraphysical Phenomena: Report of an Experiment. Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research 40: 363-387.
- — . (1932). The Mediumship of Rudi Schneider. Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research 40: 428-436.
- — . (1933). Note on an Attempt to Locate in Space the Alleged Direct Voice Observed in Sittings with Mrs. Leonard. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research 28: 84-85.
- — . (1933). Report of an Inquiry into Precognitive Dreams. Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research 41: 186-204.
- — . (1933). "An Experiment in "Clairvoyance" with M. Stefan Ossowiecki. Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research 41: 345-351.
- — ; Gatty, Oliver. (1934). Report of an Investigation Into the Mediumship of Rudi Schneider. Proceedings of the Society for Psychical Research 42: 251-285.
- — ; Gatty, Oliver. (1934). Further Tests of the Medium Rudi Schneider. Nature 134: 965-966.
- — . (1935). Reflections on the Mediumship of Rudi Schneider. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research 29: 32-33.
- — . (1935). The Mediumship of Carlos Mirabelli. Journal of the Society for Psychical Research 29: 141-153.
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