What may have led Doyle to get involved in spiritualism?

Answer 1

In 1848 Maggie and Katie Fox,claimed that they were able to communicate with a spirit that seemed to inhabit their home in Hydesville, New York. They are largely credited with the birth of spiritualism. As early as 1881 Conan Doyle showed an interest in Spiritualism. During that year he attended a lecture on spiritualism. In 1887 The Light, a spiritualistic magazine, published a story by Doyle on spiritualism. In 1893 Conan Doyle joined the British Society for Psychical Research.