About the author
Thomas Low Nichols (December 13, 1815 – July 8, 1901) was an American physician, journalist, writer, and advocate for a number of causes including free love, hydrotherapy, food and health reform, vegetarianism and spiritualism. Born in Orford, New Hampshire, Nichols initially studied medicine at Dartmouth College but dropped out and became a radical journalist, working for newspapers in Lowell and New York. His tenure as an editor and proprietor of the Buffalonian led to a brief prison sentence for libel, documented in his work Journal in Jail (1840). Nichols married Mary Gove in 1848 and completed his M.D. at New York University in 1850. Together, they established a school for water-cure therapists and authored books on health and reform. Nichols actively participated in associations prom
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“Nichols provides a compelling account of the Davenport Brothers' bewildering career, detailing their intricate cabinet séances and global impact. While the work is invaluable for understanding Victorian spiritualism's societal…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on A Biography of the Brothers Davenport
“Nichols provides a compelling narrative of the Davenport brothers' saga, highlighting how their physical manifestations confounded skeptics and galvanized the Spiritualist movement. While the text effectively illuminates their…”
Esoterica Books editorial team, Occult literature desk · on A Biography of the Brothers Davenport
