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This collection gathers short tales that probe medical and psychological experiments, personal devotion, and moral ambiguity. Several narratives focus on clinical or quasi-scientific interventions that generate suspenseful ethical dilemmas, in which physicians, nurses, and devoted relatives resort to deception, impersonation, or bold remedies to preserve life. Other stories shift to travel and social encounters, yielding compact character studies and ironic reversals. Across the pieces, the tone balances drama and restraint, highlighting human vulnerability, the clash between professional judgment and private feeling, and the unforeseen consequences of well-meaning actions.

The Hypnotic
Experiment of
Dr. Reeves
And other Stories

THE
Hypnotic Experiment
OF
Dr. Reeves
And other Stories

BY
CHARLOTTE ROSALYS JONES
London
BLISS, SANDS AND FOSTER
CRAVEN STREET, STRAND
1894