The Society's secretary, Isobel Newton
, had asked Troubridge and Hall to write a research paper about their experiences contacting Troubridge's deceased cousin Mabel Batten (Ladye)
—who was also Hall's former lover—through Gladys Leonard, a famous medium.
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The Society for Psychical Research
was founded with the purpose of conducting objective scientific research into supernatural phenomena such as clairvoyance, telepathy, and mediumship.
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