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The Versailles Case (An Adventure): Reports, Correspondence, and Photographs, 1901-1970

 Series
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS SPR/61

Scope and Contents

Charlotte Anne Moberly (1846-1937) and Eleanor Jourdain (1863-1924), academics, successively Principal of St. Hugh's College, Oxford, visited the Petit Trianon in the grounds of the Palace of Versailles on 10 OCT 1901, and allegedly experienced a time slip to the late 18th century and saw amongst others Queen Marie Antoinette. In 1911, as Elizabeth Morison and Frances Lamont, they published an account of their experiences, 'An adventure'. Files accumulated by SPR in relation to the ongoing investigations into the case.

Dates

  • Creation: 1901-1970

Creator

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Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

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