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Charles Fort: The Man Who Invented the Supernatural (Hardcover)

by Jim Steinmeyer (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 352 pages
  • Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd; hardcover edition (1 May 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0434016292
  • ISBN-13: 978-0434016297
  • Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 13.8 x 3.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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'I am the first disciple of Charles Fort. Henceforth I am a Fortean'. Since Ben Hecht wrote this line in reviewing "The Book of The Damned in 1919", Charles Fort - whose very name spawned an adjective, Fortean, defined in the Oxford English Dictionary as 'relating to or denoting paranormal phenomena' - has so divided opinion that to Theodore Dreiser he was 'the most fascinating literary figure since Poe;' to "The New York Times" he was 'the enfant terrible of science;' and to HG Wells he was 'one of the most damnable bores who ever cut scraps from out of the way newspapers'.This is the seminal biography of the 20th century's premier chronicler of the paranormal, an inspiration to anyone seeking significance in chaos. Fort provides the impetus for public interest in mysterious phenomena - he coined the word 'teleportation', gathered accounts of spontaneous human combustion, monsters, poltergeists, and what became known as UFO's. His legacy extends to conspiracy theories, sci-fi, graphic novels, film, and of course, the "Fortean Times". Fort was first and foremost a writer, and his peculiar brand of agnostic, anti-scientific scepticism remains unique. Told against the backdrop of jazz age New York and Edwardian London, "Charles Fort: The Man who Invented the Supernatural" is about wonder, obsession, and mystery, and an iconoclastic author who has become an unlikely cult hero.


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'I am the first disciple of Charles Fort… henceforth, I am a Fortean"

Since Ben Hecht wrote this line in reviewing The Book of the Damned, Charles Fort has been an inspiration to the disaffected and curious, to ‘alternative’ modern culture and to anyone seeking significance in chaos.

Fort provides the impetus for public interest in mysterious phenomena - he coined the word teleportation, gathered accounts of spontaneous human combustion, monsters, poltergeists, and what became known as UFO's. His legacy extends to conspiracy theories, science fiction and fantasy, graphic novels and film. He has been called ‘prophet of the paranormal’ as well as ‘patron saint of cranks’, and today The Fortean Times is dedicated to ‘Fortean reportage’. Yet Fort was always more concerned with the mechanics of writing than with acolytes – invited to become a member of the new ‘Fortean society’ in 1931, Fort, true to form, refused. Jim Steinmeyer’s remarkable new biography looks at the man, the writer, behind the myths.

Told against the backdrop jazz age New York and Edwardian London, Charles Fort: The Man who Invented the Supernatural is about wonder, obsession, and mystery, and an iconoclastic author who has become an unlikely cult hero.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Lord of the X FILES, 5 Jul 2008
No flies on this book. A very readable tome, not merely an introduction to the man and his outlook, but an entertaining, educational [how often do you see those two adjectives in the same sentence] MESSAGE. I've always liked the Fortean 'pinch of salt' to give a savory taste even to the Emperican. This book lets you meet the man, with his hopes and dreams. Finishing it reminds you just what it is to be human. And neither I nor Fort meant that to be a doubting Ape. Dawkins take note.
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