The trenchant and dramatic style of the author will make her autobiography much more readable than the usual scientific account, and those who have already familiarized themselves with the supernormal will recognize material which will help throw light upon obscure portions of better attested facts, in as much as they are reported without that consciousness of their interest which comes from a study of the literature of the supernormal. Miss Jones was a well-known poetess in this country, having published several volumes of poems, including a collected edition in 1907. She was also a successful inventor and practical business woman. These accomplishments made her well enough known to make attention to her psychic experiences desirable.