The Spirits' Book

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About this book

The Spirits Book (Le Livre des Esprits in French) is part of the Spiritist Codification, and is regarded as one of the five fundamental works on Spiritism. It was published by the French educator Hippolyte Léon Denizard Rivail, under the pen name of Allan Kardec{{Cite news |last=Lyford |first=Chris |date=2012-02-24 |title=Brazilian Spiritism has a home in Maryland - The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/brazilian-spiritism-has-a-home-in-maryland/2012/02/17/gIQAMuVuXR_story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211020175520/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/brazilian-spiritism-has-a-home-in-maryland/2012/02/17/gIQAMuVuXR_story.html |archive-date=2021-10-20 |access-date=2024-11-26 |newspaper=The Washington Post}} on April 18, 1857. It was the first and remains the most important Spiritist book, because it addresses in first hand all questions developed subsequently by Allan Kardec.

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4.4/5 · 30 readers · 427 pages · ≈ 7 h 54 m · Challenging

How long does it take to read The Spirits' Book?

About ≈ 7 h 54 m — 427 pages, assuming roughly 250 words per page at 225 words per minute.Typical novel≈ 5 h 56 mThe Spirits' Book~7 h 54 m

How many pages is The Spirits' Book?

427 pages in its most-read edition.Typical novel320The Spirits' Book427

What genre is The Spirits' Book?

It sits on the Religion shelves.

Is The Spirits' Book in the public domain?

Yes — it is free to read and share.

Who wrote The Spirits' Book?

Allan Kardec.

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