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+ | Frost discusses the interesting life of magicians, without giving away any secrets, concentrating on the impact they had on the entertainment world in general. He wrote two other books relating to magic: "Circus Life and Circus Celebrities" (1875) and "The Old Showmen and the Old London Fairs" (1881). | ||
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− | + | It was reviewed in [[Genii 1992 August]]. | |
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Revision as of 20:27, 24 January 2012
Lives of the Conjurors was one of the first books on the general history of magic.
Lives of the Conjurors | |
Author | Thomas Frost |
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Publication Date | 1876 |
Language | English |
Frost discusses the interesting life of magicians, without giving away any secrets, concentrating on the impact they had on the entertainment world in general. He wrote two other books relating to magic: "Circus Life and Circus Celebrities" (1875) and "The Old Showmen and the Old London Fairs" (1881).
Some of the topics covered are Alexander, Anderson, Automaton Chess Player, Maskelynes, Bacon, Bull, Beaumont, Blitz, Bosco, Cagliostro, Conjuring of the 16th and 17th Century, Davenport Brothers, Fawkes, Ghost Illusion, Goldfish Trick, Robert-Houdin and Herrmann.
It was reviewed in Genii 1992 August.