UNDER SURVEILLANCE: A NOVELETTE.

Beatty, James McGregor [1881-1939]

Published by George Francis,, 1925

About this Item

16mo. 48p. Stapled booklet in lapping brown wrappers printed in black. Just touches of wear to extremities, corners square and flat, no rust on the staples, else near fine to fine with no internal markings. James McGregor Beatty (1881-1939), a songwriter, poet, and former vaudevillian, was the President of the Francis Church of Truth Spiritualist in Los Angeles, pastored by George Francis, this book's publisher. A fictionalized account which supports the notion of spiritualism, Under Surveillance tells the tale of how a man unjustly accused of murder is aided by his former friend, now dead, the latter having been summoned by a medium. Beatty also wrote Pesky Problems for Positive Preachers, which argues for the truth of spiritualism. He came to be known as the "Sage of Sleepy Hollow," after he and his mother bought property in the Carbon Canyon area of Los Angeles, where he lived from the mid-1920s until his death. This is a rare piece of spiritualist literature and Southern California ephemera. Seller Inventory # 009128

Bibliographic Details

Title: UNDER SURVEILLANCE: A NOVELETTE.

Publisher: George Francis,

Publication Date: 1925

Binding: Soft cover

Condition: Near Fine

Edition: 1st Edition