Note 40 — Chapter III · DANIEL DUNGLAS HOME
Reading edition
In his introduction to the 1921 edition of “D. D. Home’s Life and Work,” by Madame Home, Doyle declares that he commends the book to the student, saying:
“Very especially the second series is commended to the student of Home, because in it will be found all the papers dealing with the Home-Lyon lawsuit showing conclusively how honorable was the action of Home.”
Does he wish us to infer that it was Home who brought the suit against Mrs. Lyon, rather than the opposite?
Does he wish it understood that he is sincere in his commendation of a charlatan?
Throughout the introduction he defends Home and seems to deliberately twist the history of the man.