THE ABLEST NOVEL OF THE MONTH. By far the most able and powerful novel published List month was Mr. E. F. Benson's The Image in the Sand . Its main theme is the possibilities that would ensue supposing the spirit of a man who had been nearly four thousand years in his tomb was let loose on the world. Add to this that the spirit is one of Evil, and you have a fair indication of the contents of Mr. Benson's story. If I read this interesting and thoughtful book aright, Mr. Benson draws the sharpest distinction between ...
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THE ABLEST NOVEL OF THE MONTH. By far the most able and powerful novel published List month was Mr. E. F. Benson's The Image in the Sand . Its main theme is the possibilities that would ensue supposing the spirit of a man who had been nearly four thousand years in his tomb was let loose on the world. Add to this that the spirit is one of Evil, and you have a fair indication of the contents of Mr. Benson's story. If I read this interesting and thoughtful book aright, Mr. Benson draws the sharpest distinction between spiritualism -- the communication of the spirits of those left on earth with the spirits of those they love who have passed from earth in the realization of their actual though unseen presence-and occultism, "Black Magic," the tampering in a spirit of curiosity with the unknown forces by which long ago the spirit of Samuel was raised up. All forms of occultism, from the materializing medium with the power of rendering visible the spirit form, to the awful dominance of one mind or will over another, known as hypnotism, are, in the writer's opinion, of the Devil. He does not deny the possibility of the exercise by certain natures of the most terrible occult powers; he merely denies the Tightness of that exercise. The plot of the book is original, and the character-drawing often careful and clever, but the real interest lies in the underlying ideas. The "Black Magic" is that of Ancient Egypt: the spirit raised that of an ancient Egyptian: the man by whom its power is ultimately foiled an Arab. I cannot but feel, however, in reading Mr. Benson's pages, that he does not possess a really deep knowledge of his subject. Had he done so he could hardly have made this novel the vehicle of his convictions. -- The Review of Reviews , Volume 32
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