""Spirit Works, Real But Not Miraculous"" is a lecture delivered by Allen Putnam in 1853 at the City Hall in Roxbury, Massachusetts. The book discusses the spiritualist movement that was gaining popularity during the mid-19th century in the United States. Putnam argues that while spiritualism is real, it is not miraculous and can be explained through natural means. He examines various spiritualist practices, such as mediumship and table-turning, and...