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In an attempt to uncover further "proof", Gardner sends Geoffrey Hodson back to Cottingley in 1921. Armed with cameras and a host of "psychic" tools, Hodson claims to see many more fairies and spirits but unfortunately cannot produce a single picture. In fact, years afterwards, Elsie and Francis openly admit that they had a lot of fun duping Hodson throughout his stay and were mystified when he claimed to "see" whatever the girls told him. |
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Unmoved by public discontent and humiliation, Doyle published "The Coming of the Fairies" in 1922. This book was not solely based on events in Cottingley but was a collection of fairy stories and sightings all over the world. |
His reputation as the brilliant mind behind the legendary Sherlock Holmes was severely damaged and people began to see him as the old man who was duped by 2 schoolgirls. But to him, Theosophy and its beliefs were real and it was the majority who were wrong. |
On July 8th, 1930, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle dies still believing in fairies and the afterlife and at his funeral are 8,000 mourners at The Albert Hall in London |
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