CHAPTER XIII 303

The Institut Metaphysique.—Lecture in French.—Wonderful musical improviser.—Camille Flammarion.—Test of materialised hand.—Last ditch of materialism.—Sitting with Mrs. Bisson's medium, Eva.—Round the Aisne battlefields.—A tragic intermezzo.—Anglo-French Rugby match.—Madame Blifaud's clairvoyance. [vii] LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

On the War-Path in Australia, 1920-1921 Frontispiece Facing Page

How This Book was Written 9

The God-Speed Luncheon in London. On this occasion 250 out of 290 Guests rose as testimony that they were in Personal touch with their Dead 16

The Wanderers, 1920-1921 72

Bellchambers and the Mallee Fowl. "Get along with you, do" 80

Melbourne, November, 1920 96

A Typical Australian Back-Country Scene by H. J. Johnstone, a Great Painter Who Died Unknown. Painting in Adelaide National Gallery 128

At Melbourne Town Hall, November 12th, 1920 144

The People of Turi's Canoe, after a Voyage of Great Hardship, at last Sight the Shores of New Zealand. From a Painting by C. F. Goldie and L. G. A. Steele 208

Laying Foundation Stone of Spiritualist Church at Brisbane 240

Curious Photographic Effect referred to in Text. Taken by the Official Photographer, Brisbane. "Absolutely mystifying" is his Description 252

Our Party en route to the Jenolan Caves, January 20th, 1921. In Front of Old Court House in which Bushrangers were Tried 256

Denis with a Black Snake at Medlow Bath 264

THE GULLY OF BLUEMANSDYKE, AND OTHER STORIES. By A. Conan Doyle CONTENTS PAGE THE GULLY OF BLUEMANSDYKE 7 THE PARSON OF JACKMAN'S GULCH 50 MY FRIEND THE MURDERER 79 THE SILVER HATCHET 114 THE MAN FROM ARCHANGEL 144 THAT LITTLE SQUARE BOX 188 A NIGHT AMONG THE NIHILISTS 226

THE GERMAN WAR By Arthur Conan Doyle CONTENTS PAGE PREFACE v I. THE CAUSES OF THE WAR 1 II. THE WORLD-WAR CONSPIRACY 32 III. THE DEVIL'S DOCTRINE 41 IV. THE GREAT GERMAN PLOT 55 V. THE "CONTEMPTIBLE LITTLE ARMY" 65 VI. A POLICY OF MURDER 79 VII. MADNESS 89 VIII. GREAT BRITAIN AND THE NEXT WAR 99 IX. AFTERTHOUGHTS 144 FOOTNOTES TRANSCRIBER'S NOTES

THE COMING OF THE FAIRIES Arthur Conan Doyle CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I HOW THE MATTER AROSE 13 II THE FIRST PUBLISHED ACCOUNT, STRAND CHRISTMAS NUMBER 1920 39 III RECEPTION OF THE FIRST PHOTOGRAPHS 59 IV THE SECOND SERIES 93 V OBSERVATIONS OF A CLAIRVOYANT IN THE COTTINGLEY GLEN, AUGUST 1921 108 VI INDEPENDENT EVIDENCE FOR FAIRIES 123 VII SOME SUBSEQUENT CASES 152 VIII THE THEOSOPHIC VIEW OF FAIRIES 171

ROUND THE FIRE STORIES BY ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE CONTENTS PAGE

I. The Leather Funnel 1

II. The Beetle Hunter 18

III. The Man with the Watches 41

IV. The Pot of Caviare 65

V. The Japanned Box 85

VI. The Black Doctor 103

VII. Playing with Fire 129

VIII. The Jew's Breastplate 149

IX. The Lost Special 177

X. The Club-footed Grocer 202

XI. The Sealed Room 229

XII. The Brazilian Cat 248

XIII. The Usher of Lea House School 276

XIV. The Brown Hand 299

XV. The Fiend of the Cooperage 321

XVI. Jelland's Voyage 340

XVII. B. 24 351

"I burst with a Shriek into my own Life." Frontispiece. (From a drawing by A. Castaigne.)