Patience Worth: A Psychic Mystery (Annotated)

Patience Worth: A Psychic Mystery examines one of the most intriguing literary-spiritual phenomena of the early twentieth century: the purported communications of "Patience Worth," a seventeenth-century English spirit who spoke through Pearl Curran of St. Louis by means of the Ouija board. Casper S. Yost presents the case with a journalist's clarity and a documentarian's patience, reproducing dialogues, poems, and narratives while weighing questions of authorship, subconscious creativity, and survival after death. Situated amid the era's fascination with psychical research, spiritualism, and automatic writing, the book is both a cultural artifact and a study in literary anomaly. Yost, a respected newspaperman and editor, approached the subject not as a sensationalist but as an investigator attentive to evidence, testimony, and style. His background in journalism shaped the book's measured tone: he records the circumstances surrounding Curran, considers skeptical objections, and reflects on the astonishing range of diction and historical imagination attributed to Patience Worth. This volume is recommended to readers interested in spiritualism, authorship, psychology, and unconventional literary production. Whether approached as evidence, enigma, or performance, it remains a fascinating inquiry into the boundaries between inspiration, mediumship, and art.This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.