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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Illustrations vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- 1 Magic History: An Introduction 1
- 2 Enchantment and Loss: Theorizing Secular Magic 43
- 3 Egg-Bag Tricks and Electricity: The Founding of Modern Commercial Conjuring 74
- 4 Magic’s Moment: The Illusion Business 107
- 5 From Magic to Film 135
- 6 Magic and Literature 178
- 7 Magic Places: The Lyceum and the Great Room, Spring Gardens 215
- 8 Spiritualism and the Birth of Optical Technologies 259
- Notes 289
- Index 327
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Illustrations vii
- Acknowledgments ix
- 1 Magic History: An Introduction 1
- 2 Enchantment and Loss: Theorizing Secular Magic 43
- 3 Egg-Bag Tricks and Electricity: The Founding of Modern Commercial Conjuring 74
- 4 Magic’s Moment: The Illusion Business 107
- 5 From Magic to Film 135
- 6 Magic and Literature 178
- 7 Magic Places: The Lyceum and the Great Room, Spring Gardens 215
- 8 Spiritualism and the Birth of Optical Technologies 259
- Notes 289
- Index 327
