The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight and the Unseen

"The Great Keinplatz Experiment and Other Tales of Twilight and the Unseen" by Arthur Conan Doyle is a collection of short stories from the early 1900s that looks at the world of the supernatural and strange psychological events that people face. These stories often involve meetings with ghosts, strange events that cannot be explained, and mind-bending mysteries that challenge the characters. We are introduced to characters like doctors and scientists who struggle with what they cannot understand. The book begins with Dr. Hardacre inheriting money from his uncle, Sir Dominick Holden, a well-known surgeon. When Hardacre visits his uncle's home, he finds out about a haunting involving a ghost of an Indian man with one hand who wants his hand back. Sir Dominick shares that this haunting has made him very nervous, which makes Dr. Hardacre curious and wanting to stay the night to see if he can experience this ghost for himself. The scene is set to discover the relationship between science and the supernatural, as well as how fear and the unknown can mess with someone's mind.