Mystic London : or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis

Charles Maurice Davies offers a vivid survey of occult and spiritualist activity in Victorian London, describing the city’s séances, mediums, revivalists, and esoteric circles. The book is historically valuable as a social record of urban occult culture, and readers will find observational sketches, commentary, and firsthand impressions of the period’s spiritual subcultures.

Charles Maurice Davies (1828–1910) was an Anglican clergyman and writer who became known for works on spiritualism, mediumship, and religious phenomena. His writings, especially on the history and practices of spiritualism, made him an important Victorian commentator on the intersection of religion and the occult.