Mysteries, or, Glimpses of the supernatural : containing accounts of the Salem witchcraft, the Cock-Lane ghost, the Rochester rappings, the Stratford mysteries, oracles, astrology, dreams, demons, ghosts, spectres, &c., &c

This Victorian miscellany gathers famous cases of witchcraft, haunting, oracular phenomena, dreams, and other marvels to survey the supernatural as it was understood in the nineteenth century. Historically, it reflects a period when antiquarian curiosity, folklore, and early psychical speculation often overlapped; readers will find short accounts and discussions of celebrated mysteries rather than a single systematic theory.

Charles Wyllys Elliott (1817–1898) was an American writer and lecturer who became known for works on Theosophy, metaphysics, and related spiritual reform movements. His writings contributed to the nineteenth-century popularization of esoteric and occult speculation in the English-speaking world.