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Magic Made Easy
| Magic Made Easy | |
 Image shows 1921 new and revised edition | |
| Author | David Devant |
|---|---|
| Publisher | C. Arthur Pearson Ltd. |
| Publication Date | 1903 |
| Language | English |
One of the first of the series of inexpensive books that became known as the Yellow Perils.
Editions
- First Edition 1903
- New and Revised Edition 1923
Contents
- Chapter I What is Magic?
- Chapter II What a Conjurer Can Do
- Chapter III How He Does It
- Chapter IV Impromptu Tricks
The Enchanted Ping Pong Ball, The Magnetized Walking Stick, Magically Mending a Torn Cigarette Paper, 57 Mending a Torn Strip of Paper, 58 Vanishing a Threepenny-Piece, 59 Catching Money in the Air, 60 Chocolates from a Cap, 61 A Homemade Cotton Mill, 62 Dissolving a Penny in the Hand, 63 The Flying Coin, 64 Thought-Reading with a Coin, 66 The Disappearing Knife, 68 Throwing a Penny Through a Hat, 70 The Magic Dice, 72 Swallowing a Lighted Cigar, 74 A Braid-Tying Trick, 76 A Handcuff Trick, 78 Heads or Tails, 80 The Magic Rings of Paper, 82 An Anglo-Indian Trick,
- Chapter V Dinner Table Tricks
84 The Obedient Water, 86 Restoring an Apple Cut in Four, 87 The Broken Wine-Glass, 88 The Travelling Penny, 89 Another Invisible Journey, 90 The Vanishing Glass, 91 The Disappearing Penny, 92 A Feat of Dexterity, 93 The Conjurer's Wine, 94 The Disappearing Papers, 95 Thimble-Rigging Up-to-Date, 96 Swallowing a Knife, 97 The Magnetized Knife, 98 The Magic Sugar,
- Chapter V Thought-Reading Tricks
40 Answering Questions, 41 Simple and Effective, 42 Long-Distance Thought-Reading, 43 A Simple Watch Trick, 44 Heads or Tails, 45 The Domino Trick, 46 A Drawing-Room Trick, 47 Thought-Reading Without a Confederate, 48 A Picture Post-Card Trick,
- Chapter VI Card Tricks
50 A Display of Will-Power, 51 Long Cards, 52 Discovering a Selected Card, 53 Another Way, 55 A Good Memory, 56 Mental Magnetism, 57 The Priceless Opera-Glasses, 58 Finding a Lost Card, 59 The Conjurer's Will-Power, 60 The Mesmerized Cards, 61 The Magic Flight of Cards, 62 The Wizard's Whist, 63 The Magic Aces, 64 Passing Cards Through a Book,
- Chapter VIII An Amateur Performance
- Chapter IX Hand Shadows
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