{"product_id":"6972","title":"The Indescribable Phenomenon by Barry Wiley (Anna Eva Fay Bio) - Book","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product__description rte quick-add-hidden\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"408\"\u003eShe was one of the most famous—and most controversial—mentalists of the twentieth century.\u003cbr data-start=\"271\" data-end=\"274\"\u003eShe fooled scientists, skeptics, and magicians alike.\u003cbr data-start=\"327\" data-end=\"330\"\u003eAnd in the words of \u003cstrong data-start=\"350\" data-end=\"391\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eJ. N. Maskelyne\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, she was simply…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"410\" data-end=\"443\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"410\" data-end=\"443\"\u003e“…a fascinating little blonde.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"445\" data-end=\"810\"\u003eAfter twenty-eight years of research, \u003cstrong data-start=\"483\" data-end=\"524\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eBarry Wiley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e presents a biography that is both compelling and meticulously documented. What unfolds is not just the life of a remarkable woman, but a vivid portrait of magic’s most turbulent era—filled with mediums and mind readers, scientists and skeptics, rivalries, frauds, and forgotten truths.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"812\" data-end=\"1222\"\u003eThe story begins in 1848, the birth year of Spiritualism. Less than three years later, Ann Eliza Heathman was born in Ohio. Told as a child that she could commune with the dead, she embraced the role completely. Under the guidance of H. Melville Fay, she rose to fame across America and Europe as Anna Eva Fay, baffling audiences—and even respected scientists such as \u003cstrong data-start=\"1180\" data-end=\"1221\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eWilliam Crookes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1224\" data-end=\"1380\"\u003eWhen the era of séances faded, she adapted once more, leaving spirits behind to become one of the most successful stage mentalists of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1382\" data-end=\"1839\"\u003eWiley chronicles her astonishing evolution with the clarity of a historian and the pacing of a storyteller, exposing myths, uncovering buried facts, and introducing a cast of unforgettable figures—including \u003cstrong data-start=\"1589\" data-end=\"1630\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eHarry Houdini\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong data-start=\"1632\" data-end=\"1673\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eKellar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong data-start=\"1679\" data-end=\"1720\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eKarl Germain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. From the underbelly of Spiritualism to the world’s grandest stages, this is the story of a woman who became a legend.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1841\" data-end=\"1910\"\u003eShe was known as \u003cem data-start=\"1858\" data-end=\"1889\"\u003eThe Indescribable Phenomenon.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1889\" data-end=\"1892\"\u003eThis is her story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1912\" data-end=\"1992\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1912\" data-end=\"1952\"\u003eHardcover • 454 pages • Coated paper\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1952\" data-end=\"1955\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1955\" data-end=\"1992\"\u003eTwo sections of full-color plates\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Magic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47343846359258,"sku":"p-6972","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0356\/7176\/9223\/files\/IndecribablePhenomenon.jpg?v=1768632746","url":"https:\/\/wundergroundmagicshop.com\/products\/6972","provider":"Wunderground Magic ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}