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'''Sydney Wrangel Clarke''' (1864 - July 12, 1940) was a British barrister (lawyer), noted magic historian and celebrated member of the [[Magic Circle]]. | '''Sydney Wrangel Clarke''' (1864 - July 12, 1940) was a British barrister (lawyer), noted magic historian and celebrated member of the [[Magic Circle]]. | ||
Clarke join the [[Magic Circle]] in 1907 and succeeded [[Nevil Maskelyne]] in 1910 as editor of the [[Magic Circular]]. | Clarke join the [[Magic Circle]] in 1907 and succeeded [[Nevil Maskelyne]] in 1910 as editor of the [[Magic Circular]] (1909 - 1914) . | ||
He wrote a comprehensive history of magic that was published as a serial in "The [[Magic Wand]]" magazine during the years 1924-1928, which eventually was release in book form as The Annals of Conjuring. Clarke also, for a period, produced the Magic Wand. | He wrote a comprehensive history of magic that was published as a serial in "The [[Magic Wand]]" magazine during the years 1924-1928, which eventually was release in book form as The Annals of Conjuring. Clarke also, for a period, produced the Magic Wand. | ||
Revision as of 10:08, 12 January 2009
Sydney Wrangel Clarke (1864 - July 12, 1940) was a British barrister (lawyer), noted magic historian and celebrated member of the Magic Circle.
Clarke join the Magic Circle in 1907 and succeeded Nevil Maskelyne in 1910 as editor of the Magic Circular (1909 - 1914) .
He wrote a comprehensive history of magic that was published as a serial in "The Magic Wand" magazine during the years 1924-1928, which eventually was release in book form as The Annals of Conjuring. Clarke also, for a period, produced the Magic Wand.
During the 1930s, Clarke contributed to magazines such as the Sphinx.
Books
- A Bibliography of Conjuring and Kindred Deceptions with Adolph Blind (1920)
- The Annals of Conjuring from the Earliest Times to the Present (1929)
- The Annals of Conjuring (1983)
References
- The Barrister In The Circle by Edwin Dawes (1983)