The Silent Listener The Life and Works of J.H.W. Eldermans Wilmar Taal
Preface by Jeannet Richel
Introduction
PART ONE: LIFE
CHAPTER ONE: A MILITARY FAMILY
- Johannes Eldermans
- Hendrik Willem Eldermans
- The National Railways
- The Rotterdam years
- The Great War
CHAPTER TWO: ADOLESCENCE AND YOUNG ADULTHOOD
- A Vacation Home in Nunspeet
- More Schooling, Engagement, Marriage, Children and Probation
- The First The Hague Period
CHAPTER THREE: THE ALMELO YEARS 1936-1949
- A Public Figure 1938-1940
- World War II
- The Prelude to Liberation 1944-1945
- Liberation
- The Almelo Tribunal
- Wartime Myths about J.H.W. Eldermans
CHAPTER FOUR: THE SECOND THE HAGUE PERIOD 1949-1985
- Eldermans’ Professional Career in the 1950s and 1960s
- Personal Life
- Retired
- Involvement in the Round House Mystery
- Double Tragedy
CHAPTER FIVE: THE LEGACY OF J.H.W. ELDERMANS
- His Name Must be Heard!
- The Collection Disperses
- The Destroyed Parts
- The Richel-Eldermans Collection
PART TWO: WORKS
CHAPTER SIX: THE MAGIC OF J.H.W. ELDERMANS
- A Life Filled with Magic
- Sources of J.H.W. Eldermans
- Believer, Investigator or Mythmaker?
CHAPTER SEVEN: NOTEBOOKS, HANDWRITINGS AND THE MANUSCRIPT
- The Blue and Red Notebook
- Methode Rueff M2547
- The Rite of Egypt (Dressage by candlelight)
- Ritus Ruthenicus
- The Manuscript (1970-1984)
CHAPTER EIGHT: CONTENTS OF THE MANUSCRIPT
- Persons
- Literary and Other References
- Magical Symbols
- Secret and Magical Societies
- Objects and their Purpose
- Folklore, Mythology and Folklore Tales
- More Gnomes
- Mandrakes
CHAPTER NINE: SKETCHES AND DRAWINGS
- Technique
- Cataloguing
- Drawings in the Richel-Eldermans Collection
- Collection Cees Stam
- Collection Dr. H.T. Hakl
- Collection Martine Richel
- Collection Jeannet Richel
- Collection Theo Eldermans
- Collection Wilmar Taal
CHAPTER TEN: OBJECTS
- Objects in the Richel-Eldermans Collection
- Collection Martine Richel
- Collection Willem Bosman
- Collection Erik Hille
- Collection Jeannet Richel
PART THREE: LEGACY
CHAPTER ELEVEN: THE MYTH OF J.H.W. ELDERMANS
- Mythmaking on the Internet
- Round in Circles: Myths concerning J.H.W. Eldermans and the Round House
- Who Caused the Myths?
CHAPTER TWELVE: MAGIC IS NEVER SUITABLE FOR ORDINARY PEOPLE
- A Product of His Upbringing
- A Peculiar Sexual Preference?
- A Practicing Magician?
- Was the Family Aware?
- An Embittered Man
- J.H.W. Eldermans: A Final Word
Acknowledgments
Consulted Archives
Consulted Museums
Consulted Libraries
Digitally Consulted Libraries
Illustrations
Bibliography
Notes
