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Modern Magic

by Professor Hoffmann

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Author
Hoffmann, Professor, 1839-1919
Title
Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
Credits
Produced by Chris Curnow, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Language
English
LoC Class
GV: Geography, Anthropology, Recreation: Recreation, Leisure
Subject
Magic tricks
Category
Text
Project Gutenberg
eBook-No. 58057
Release Date
October 8, 2018
Copyright
Public domain in the USA.

Contents

  1. 1.Modern Magic.
  2. 2.CONTENTS.
  3. 3.MODERN MAGIC. — CHAPTER I. Introduction. — THE MAGIC WAND. — THE MAGICIAN’S TABLE. — THE MAGICIAN’S DRESS.
  4. 4.CHAPTER II. General Principles of Sleight-of-Hand applicable to Card Tricks.
  5. 5.CHAPTER III. Card Tricks with Ordinary Cards, and not requiring Sleight-of-Hand.
  6. 6.CHAPTER IV. Tricks involving Sleight-of-Hand or the Use of Specially Prepared Cards.
  7. 7.CHAPTER V. Card Tricks Requiring Special Apparatus.
  8. 8.CHAPTER VI. Principles of Sleight-of-hand more especially applicable to Coin Tricks.
  9. 9.CHAPTER VII. Tricks with Coin without Apparatus.
  10. 10.CHAPTER VIII. Tricks with Coin requiring Special Apparatus.
  11. 11.CHAPTER IX. Tricks with Watches.
  12. 12.CHAPTER X. Tricks with Rings.
  13. 13.CHAPTER XI. Tricks with Handkerchiefs.
  14. 14.CHAPTER XII. Tricks with Dominoes and Dice.
  15. 15.CHAPTER XIII. The Cups and Balls.
  16. 16.CHAPTER XIV. Ball Tricks Requiring Special Apparatus.
  17. 17.CHAPTER XV. Hat Tricks.
  18. 18.CHAPTER XVI. Miscellaneous Tricks.
  19. 19.CHAPTER XVII. Stage Tricks.
  20. 20.CHAPTER XVIII. Concluding Observations.
  21. 21.APPENDIX. — ANCIENT AND MODERN MAGIC. — CHAPTER I. Introduction.
  22. 22.CHAPTER II. Kempelen.
  23. 23.CHAPTER III. Theodin.
  24. 24.CHAPTER IV. Automata: Psycho.
  25. 25.CHAPTER V. Marionettes.
  26. 26.CHAPTER VI. Clairvoyance.
  27. 27.CHAPTER VII. Spiritualism.
  28. 28.CHAPTER VIII. Parlor Magic.
  29. 29.ADVERTISEMENTS — THE FLOATING STICK. (A STARTLING EXPERIMENT.) — THE CRYSTAL CASE AND MAGIC BALL. — THE DISSOLVING FLAG AND CANDLE. — THE ELECTRICAL PACK OF CARDS. — THE DIMINISHING PACK OF CARDS. — THE ENCHANTED CARD FRAME. — THE STICKING PACK OF CARDS.
  30. 30.Transcriber’s Notes

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