Project Gutenberg 2000-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 176 Maeterlinck, Maurice 1862 1949 Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander 1865 1921 Mattos, Alexander Teixeira de De Mattos, Alexander Teixeira Mattos, Alexander Teixera de Mattos, Alexander Teixeria de Mattos, Alexander Louis Teixeira de L'hôte inconnu. English The Unknown Guest Scanned by Dianne Bean of Phoenix, Arizona "The Unknown Guest" by Maurice Maeterlinck is an analytical essay that delves into the phenomena of supernatural occurrences, written during the late 19th century. This work explores themes surrounding the manifestations of the unknown, such as veridical apparitions, psychic phenomena, and the deeper connections between life and death. The author draws upon extensive research conducted by psychical societies to examine the nature of inexplicable events and their implications for human understanding. The opening of the work establishes Maeterlinck's intention to investigate the current understanding of supernatural experiences. He discusses various classifications of apparitions, including hallucinations from the living and the dead, and introduces concepts like psychometry and telepathy. The chapter outlines key ideas and evidence from scientific inquiry, with a focus on how intense emotions can manifest as psychic phenomena, suggesting that there exists an unexplored realm beyond conventional science. By compiling examples and observations, Maeterlinck sets the stage for a larger discourse on the mysteries that challenge the boundaries of human comprehension. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 51.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Parapsychology BF Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Psychiatry/Psychology Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Religion/Spirituality 385543 2025-08-01T11:56:16.115573 text/html 385364 2025-01-07T19:21:40.304067 text/html 216060 2025-08-01T11:56:22.803556 application/epub+zip 220988 2025-08-01T11:56:18.884581 application/epub+zip 214005 2025-08-01T11:56:17.732572 application/epub+zip 406658 2025-08-01T11:56:25.969529 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 389969 2025-08-01T11:56:22.115575 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 361591 2022-08-01T11:22:01.168195 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 365444 2025-08-01T11:56:15.757570 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 357630 2015-04-03T14:59:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 135179 2015-04-03T14:59:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18988 2025-08-01T11:56:26.110509 application/rdf+xml 14857 2025-08-01T11:56:18.285560 image/jpeg 3644 2025-08-01T11:56:18.021560 image/jpeg 216245 2025-08-01T11:56:16.146593 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia