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 Project Gutenberg 2017-06-16 Public domain in the USA. 108 Defoe, Daniel 1731 Defo, Daniel John, Gabriel Moreton, Andrew Defoë, Daniel The Friendly Daemon, or the Generous Apparition Being a True Narrative of a Miraculous Cure, Newly Perform'd Upon That Famous Deaf and Dumb Gentleman, Dr. Duncan Campbel, by a Familiar Spirit That Appear'd to Him in a White Surplice, Like a Cathedral Singing Boy Produced by deaurider, Larry B. Harrison and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Friendly Daemon, or the Generous Apparition" by Daniel Defoe is a narrative non-fiction work written in the early 18th century. The book recounts a miraculous cure experienced by Dr. Duncan Campbel, a famous deaf and dumb gentleman, who claims to have been healed by a familiar spirit appearing to him in the guise of a boy in a white surplice. This intriguing account explores themes of supernatural assistance, healing, and the blurred lines between faith and reason. In this narrative, Dr. Campbel shares his harrowing experiences with a debilitating illness characterized by frequent convulsions, which left him unable to communicate normally. After enduring years of suffering and unsuccessful treatments, he is visited by a spirit who provides him with a secret cure involving a loadstone and a specially prescribed powder. Campbel's subsequent recovery enables him to return to his practice, leading him to assist others afflicted by similar ailments. His story raises questions about the intersection of physical healing and spiritual phenomena, ultimately suggesting that remedies may sometimes come from unexpected, mysterious sources. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Epistolary fiction, English -- 18th century PR Text Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Religion/Spirituality 79285 2025-09-22T05:05:55.093721 text/html 54965 2024-10-23T02:13:40 text/html 186588 2025-09-22T05:05:57.615735 application/epub+zip 184839 2025-09-22T05:05:55.724717 application/epub+zip 95995 2025-09-22T05:05:55.406692 application/epub+zip 228602 2025-09-22T05:05:59.367693 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 204944 2025-09-22T05:05:57.275717 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 122857 2022-09-25T01:09:17.905945 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 63870 2025-09-22T05:05:54.743717 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 43948 2024-10-23T02:13:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16349 2025-09-22T05:05:59.490675 application/rdf+xml 22810 2025-09-22T05:05:55.470744 image/jpeg 3097 2025-09-22T05:05:55.439711 image/jpeg 246629 2025-09-22T05:05:55.113686 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia