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'My Tussle with the Devil, And Other Stories' (1918) -

'My Tussle with the Devil, And Other Stories' was supposedly written by a writer known as O. Henry (born William Sydney Porter) eight years after his death.

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'My Tussle with the Devil, And Other Stories' (1918) -

Medium Albert Houghton Pratt claimed to have written the collection of short stories by communicating with O. Henry (pictured) through a Ouija board.

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'Hope Trueblood' (1918) -

'Hope Trueblood' was supposedly written by the the spirit of an English woman called Patience Worth in 1918. Worth's words were channeled through a St. Louis housewife named Pearl Curran (pictured).

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'Hope Trueblood' (1918) -

Patience Worth's words were dictated to Curran through a Ouija board. 'Hope Trueblood' is just one of several novels supposedly written by Worth through Pearl Curran.

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'Historical Revelations of the Relation Existing Between Christianity and Paganism Since the Disintegration of the Roman Empire' (1886) -

This book was supposedly dictated by the departed Julian, Emperor of Rome. He shared his thoughts about the Roman Empire, how bad Emperor Constantine and his successors were for adopting Christianity, and how all this affected civilization over the following 1,500 years.

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The words themselves were written by American writer Thomas Cushman Buddington in the 19th century.

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'Collected Poems' (1956-1963) -

Poets and novelists Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes (pictured) used a handmade Ouija board that consisted of an overturned glass as a planchette, and penned whatever a spirit named Pan told them. 

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The couple were a fan of the supernatural, and Plath (pictured) even wrote poems on the subject, including 'Ouija' and 'Dialogue over a Ouija Board.'

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'A Vision' (1925) -

In 'A Vision,' Irish poet and playwright William Butler Yeats writes about the experiences he and his wife, Georgie Hyde-Lees, had with the spirit world and automatic writing.

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'A Vision' (1925) -

The book is divided into two sections: the 'Phases of the Moon' and the 'Mask,' each delving into a different perspective on the human experience and the universe.

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'Take Over' (1970) -

'Take Over' is an unpublished 1970 James Bond novel supposedly written by the spirit of Ian Fleming, who died in 1964.

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'Take Over' (1970) -

The author, only known as Mrs. A, claimed to having received inspiration from beyond the grave from other authors and channeled words from the likes of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, H.G. Wells, Edgar Wallace, and George Bernard Shaw.

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'Ouina’s Canoe and Christmas Offering, Filled with Flowers for the Darlings of the Earth' (1882) -

This book was supposedly written by a young Native American girl named Ouina, channeled through New York spiritualist Cora Lodencia Veronica Scott (pictured).

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'Ouina’s Canoe and Christmas Offering, Filled with Flowers for the Darlings of the Earth' (1882) -

The book contains a collection of uplifting messages about peace and love. Ouina's supposed life story was, however, a bit more tragic. Ouina's mother died when she was born and her father, the chief of the tribe, sacrificed her when she was a teenager.

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'Jap Herron' (1917) -

The famed writer Mark Twain died in 1910, but, apparently, even in the afterlife he couldn't resist writing a few words. A few years after his death he supposedly dictated a book from beyond the grave.

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'Jap Herron' (1917) -

'Jap Herron' was dictated to Emily Grant Hutchings and Lola V. Hays through a Ouija board. Twain's publisher, however, wasn't too happy about it and sued Hutchings in 1918, after which the book stopped being published.

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'The Changing Light at Sandover' (1982) -

'The Changing Light at Sandover' is a 560-page poem written by James Merrill with the reported help of a Ouija board.

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The American poet allegedly had the help of several spirits. Merrill's partner, David Jackson, helped him transcribe the conversations with the spirits.

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'The Poem of the Man-God' (1956) -

'The Poem of the Man-God' was written in the 1940s by a Catholic Italian woman named Maria Valtorta.

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'The Poem of the Man-God' (1956) -

'The Poem of the Man-God' is a five-volume work about the life of Jesus, whom she claimed divinely inspired her to write the words.

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Valtorta's words were passed through the ranks of the Catholic Church until they reached Pope Pius XII, who disapproved of them.

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'The Poem of the Man-God' (1956) -

Maria Valtorta's work was considered heretical and added to the Church's Index Librorum Prohibitorum (Index of Forbidden Books). Still, in 1956 'The Poem of the Man-God' was published.

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'To Woman' (1920) -

'To Woman' was supposedly dictated to an American medium in Paris known as Mary McEvilly. The spirit who did so was called Meslom. 'To Woman' is a collection of writings about a woman's role in society.

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Accordig to McEvilly, Meslom was a man, and perhaps that explains some of the sexist remarks in the book (i.e. men rule and women will never be able to make laws). Coincidently or not, the book emerged shortly before American women were granted the right to vote.

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'A Wanderer in the Spirit Lands' (1896) -

'A Wanderer in the Spirit Lands' was dictated to one A. Farnese by the spirit of an Italian man known as Franchezzo.

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Franchezzo produced over 300 pages of his journey in the spiritual world after his death. He suffered tremendously in hell but managed to get to heaven.

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'A Dweller on Two Planets' (1905) -

Originally written between 1884 and 1886, this book about the city of Atlantis was not published until 1905, following the author's death.

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'A Dweller on Two Planets' (1905) -

Its alleged author was a spirit called Phylos. 'A Dweller on Two Planets' was allegedly channeled through author Frederick Spencer Oliver.

Sources: (Mental Floss) (Listverse)

See also: Famous books that were published posthumously

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