Biography
Brandon began her career as a trainee producer for the BBC, working in radio and television. She moved to work in freelance journalism and as an author. She is the author of many works of both fiction and non-fiction. Brandon's popular book ''The Spiritualists: The Passion for the Occult in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries'' (1983) was republished by Prometheus Books. The book has been an influence onPublications
Fiction *''Caravaggio's Angel'' (2011) *''The Uncertainty Principle'' (1996) *''Tickling the Dragon'' (1995) *''The Gorgon's Smile'' (1992) *''Mind Out'' (1991) *''Left, Right and Centre'' (1991) *''Out of Body, Out of Mind'' (1987) Non Fiction *''Ugly Beauty: Helena Rubinstein, L’Oreal and the Blemished History of Looking Good'' (2011) *''The dollar princesses: Sagas of upward nobility, 1870–1914'' (2010) *''Other People’s Daughters: The Life And Times Of The Governess'' (2008) *''People’s Chef: Alexis Soyer, a Life in Seven Courses'' (2004) *''The Life and Many Deaths of Harry Houdini'' (2003) *''Automobile: How the Car Changed Life'' (2002) *''Surreal Lives: The Surrealists 1917–1945'' (2000) *''The New Women and the Old Men: Love, Sex and the Woman Question'' (2000) *''Being Divine: Biography of Sarah Bernhardt'' (1991) *''The Burning Question: The Anti-nuclear Movement Since 1945'' (1987) *''The Spiritualists: The Passion for the Occult in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries'' (1983) *''A capitalist romance: Singer and the sewing machine'' (1977)References
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brandon, Ruth 1943 births Living people British historians British sceptics British women historians Critics of Spiritualism Critics of parapsychology Writers from London