Yearning for the New Age: Laura Holloway-Langford and Late Victorian Spirituality

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YEARNING FOR THE NEW AGE Religion in North America Catherine L. Albanese and Stephen J. Stein, editors Indiana University Press Bloomington & Indianapolis Diane Sasson LAURA HOLLOWAY-LANGFORD and LATE VICTORIAN SPIRITUALITY YEARNING NEWAGE f or the S This book is a publication of Indiana University Press 601 North Morton Street Bloomington, Indiana 47404-3797 USA iupress.indiana.edu Telephone orders 800-842-6796 Fax orders 812-855-7931© 2012 by Sarah Diane Sasson All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. ∞ The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48–1992. Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-inPublication Data Sasson, Diane, [date] Yearningforthenewage:LauraHollowayLangford and late Victorian spirituality / Diane Sasson. p. cm. — (Religion in North America) Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 978-0-253-00177-1 (cloth : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-253-00187-0 (electronic book) 1. Holloway, Laura C. (Laura Carter), b. 1848. 2. Religious biography— United States. 3. Spiritual biography— UnitedStates. 4.UnitedStates—Biography. 5. United States—History. I. Title. BL73.H65S27 2012 204.092—dc23 [B] 2011042559 1 2 3 4 5 17 16 15 14 13 12 To Claudia J. Keenan, For her help and friendship This page intentionally left blank Tell all the Truth but tell it slant— Success in Circuit lies Emily Dickinson This page intentionally left blank ...