The Month, May 1937. Vol CLXIX, No 837

including an article on Lithobolio, a New England Poltergeist of 1692

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Printing Details

First edition. Paperback. 24 × 15.5cm, pp385–480.

A single issue of The Month, a Catholic monthly review published from 1864 to 2001, which for almost all of its history, was owned by the English Province of the Society of Jesus and was edited by its members. It carried a series articles, poems and prose as well as editorial comment on current events and subjects of interest to its Catholic readership.

This issue carries an interesting 10 page article on Lithobolia, The Story of a New England Poltergeist by Herbert Thurston, who examines the events of 1692 in Great Island and originally described by Richard Chamberlayne in 1698 where hundreds of stones rained down on a certain tavern and accusations of witchcraft followed. The phrase Lithobolio comes from the Greek, a religious festival where participants threw stones at each other. The author, Herbert Thurston, was a Catholic priest with a strong interest in spiritualism and supernatural occurrences.

Other articles include W Randolph's Bristol in History, and John Murray's Germany and the Encyclical.

Condition

Good condition. There is some wear to the covers but it remains in strong readable condition.