Anna Behrens: Jean Leckie: From Mistress to Medium

Presented by: Portsmouth Library and Archive Service and Portsmouth BookFest

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P	Tuesday 23rd June, 2026
N	Door time: 7:00pm, start time: 7:00pm
.	18 and over
C	Literature
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Arthur Conan Doyle was immediately attracted to young and attractive Miss Jean Leckie, whom he met at a party while his wife Louisa was bedridden with advanced Tuberculosis. Conan Doyle and Jean grew close and secretly spent time together. When Louisa died years later, Conan Doyle married Jean and they had three children together. Jean changed from a non-believer of Spiritualism to becoming the family Medium. She then, through a spirit guide named Pheneas, advised Conan Doyle on many aspects of his life. Just how far did Lady Jean go in manipulating her besotted husband?