Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 – 1930) was an English writer best known for his detective stories about Sherlock Holmes. “The Wanderings of a Spiritualist” is an essay compiling author's memories of lecturing tours across Australia, New Zealand, the USA, and Canada. As the title suggests, it’s all about advocating Spiritualism, which preoccupied Conan Doyle near the end of his life.