Facts in mesmerism : with reasons for a dispassionate inquiry into it

Chauncy Hare Townshend presents mesmerism as a subject worthy of calm and careful investigation rather than immediate skepticism or credulity. The book is important as part of the broader effort to legitimize the study of magnetic phenomena, and readers will find documented cases, arguments for inquiry, and reflections on its possible principles.

Chauncy Hare Townshend (1798–1868) was an English clergyman, poet, and collector who wrote on religious and philosophical subjects, often with a reflective and spiritual tone. He is remembered in esoteric and literary history chiefly for works that bridge devotional sensibility, aesthetics, and metaphysical speculation.