The Old and the New Magic

About this eBook

Author

Evans, Henry Ridgely, 1861-1949

Credits

Produced by deaurider, RichardW, 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

Magicians -- Biography

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 57077

Release Date

May 1, 2018

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE OLD AND THE NEW MAGIC, by Henry Ridgely Evans.
2. 2.SKETCH OF HENRY RIDGELY EVANS.
3. 3.TABLE OF CONTENTS
4. 4.INTRODUCTION. BY DR. PAUL CARUS.
5. 5.HISTORY OF NATURAL MAGIC AND PRESTIDIGITATION. — I. — II. — III.
6. 6.THE CHEVALIER PINETTI. — I. — II. — III. — IV. — V.
7. 7.CAGLIOSTRO—A STUDY IN CHARLATANISM. — I. — II. — III. — IV. — V. — VI. — VII.
8. 8.GHOST-MAKING EXTRAORDINARY. — I. — II. — III. — IV.
9. 9.THE ROMANCE OF AUTOMATA. — I. — II. — III. — IV.
10. 10.ROBERT-HOUDIN—CONJURER, AUTHOR AND AMBASSADOR. — I. — II. — III. — IV. — V. — VI.
11. 11.SOME OLD-TIME CONJURERS. — COMTE. — PHILLIPPE. — ROBIN. — BOSCO. — ANDERSON. — BLITZ. — ALEXANDER. — FRIKELL.
12. 12.THE SECRETS OF SECOND SIGHT. — I. — II. — HOW THE SIGNALS ARE CONCEALED. — “A CONFEDERATE BEHIND A SCREEN. — “THE SYSTEMS EXPLAINED. — III.
13. 13.THE CONFESSIONS OF AN AMATEUR CONJURER. — I. — II. — III. — IV. — V. — VI.
14. 14.A DAY WITH ALEXANDER THE GREAT. — I. — II. — III. — IV. — V. — VI.
15. 15.A TWENTIETH CENTURY THAUMATURGIST. — I. — II. — III.
16. 16.A GENTLEMAN OF THIBET. — I. — II. — III. — IV. — V.
17. 17.MAGICIANS I HAVE MET. — I. — II. — III. — IV. — V. — VI. — VII. — VIII. — IX. — X.
18. 18.THE RIDDLE OF THE SPHINX. — I. — II. — III. — IV. — V.
19. 19.TREWEYISM. — I. — II. — III. — IV. — V.
20. 20.INDEX OF TRICKS AND ILLUSIONS

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