He should have seen this coming

Cumberland, Stuart C. (i.e., Charles Garner), clairvoyant (1857-1922). Autograph quotation signed.

€ 800.00

"Just my luck. Whenever I am trying to concentrate my thoughts on the 'other world' there is sure to break upon my meditations the autograph fiend reminding me that I am of all things earthly [...]".

The mentalist Cumberland, born under the name of Charles Garner as the son of an Oxford butcher's clerk, captivated not only Victorian England, but all of Europe with his mind-reading acts. Having grown wealthy, he retired from performing in 1910.