The Versailles Case (An Adventure): Reports, Correspondence, and Photographs, 1901-1970
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
- From the Fonds: Society for Psychical Research (1882-) (Organization)
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Language of Materials
English
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