Holcombe, Wm H
Entry updated 2 December 2024. Tagged: Author.
(1825-1893) US medical doctor and author, most of whose works are nonfiction expositions of homeopathy and the philosophy of Emanuel Swedenborg. In Both Worlds (1870) is a religious fantasy narrated by the Lazarus who according to biblical Mythology was raised from the dead by Christ, and here between death and rebirth had "wonderful experiences in the world of spirits". Holcombe's sf novel, A Mystery of New Orleans: Solved by New Methods (1890), perhaps influenced by his primary interests, describes the successful efforts of the mesmerist Dr Hypolite Meissonier to exercise long-distance Hypnotic control over his subjects. [JC/DRL]
William Henry Holcombe
born Lynchburg, Virginia: 25 May 1825
died New Orleans, Louisiana: 28 November 1893
works (highly selected)
- In Both Worlds (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: J B Lippincott and Co, 1870) [hb/]
- A Mystery of New Orleans: Solved by New Methods (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: J B Lippincott Company, 1890) [hb/uncredited]
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