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'''Professor Louis Hoffmann''' (July 23, 1839 - December 23, 1919), born Angelo John Lewis in England, was a lawyer, professor and the leading writer on magic, games, amusements and puzzles of his time. | |||
He wrote a series of articles on magic for a boy's magazine (Every Boy's Annual) that was later expanded into his book [[Modern Magic]]. The pen name, Professor Hoffman, was used because he feared that his professional prospects as a lawyer would be injured if it became known that he possessed such an intimate knowledge of the arts of deception. | He wrote a series of articles on magic for a boy's magazine (Every Boy's Annual) that was later expanded into his book [[Modern Magic]]. The pen name, Professor Hoffman, was used because he feared that his professional prospects as a lawyer would be injured if it became known that he possessed such an intimate knowledge of the arts of deception. | ||
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* [[Latest Magic]] (1918) | * [[Latest Magic]] (1918) | ||
See ''Hoffmann's Five Foot Shelf of Magic'' by [[H. Adrian Smith]] in [[Tops]], Vol. 1, no. 12, december 1936, page 47. | See Also ''Hoffmann's Five Foot Shelf of Magic'' by [[H. Adrian Smith]] in [[Tops]], Vol. 1, no. 12, december 1936, page 47. | ||
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* Photo [[Genii 1951 May]] | * Photo [[Genii 1951 May]] | ||
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Revision as of 18:44, 2 October 2012
| Professor Hoffmann | |
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| Born | Angelo John Lewis July 23, 1839 |
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| Died | December 23, 1919 (age 80) |
| Nationality | British |
| Categories | Books by Professor Hoffmann |
Professor Louis Hoffmann (July 23, 1839 - December 23, 1919), born Angelo John Lewis in England, was a lawyer, professor and the leading writer on magic, games, amusements and puzzles of his time.
He wrote a series of articles on magic for a boy's magazine (Every Boy's Annual) that was later expanded into his book Modern Magic. The pen name, Professor Hoffman, was used because he feared that his professional prospects as a lawyer would be injured if it became known that he possessed such an intimate knowledge of the arts of deception.
He was also the author of a novel for kids entitled, Conjurer Dick (1886).
Another one is named The Haunted Hat. If someone knows when it was published...
Books
- 48 articles first serialized in Routledge's Every Boy's Paper became Modern Magic in (1876)
- The Secrets of Conjuring and Magic by Robert-Houdin (1878) (Translator)
- Drawing Room Conjuring by L.P. (1887) (Translator)
- Herrman's Tricks With Cards(unauthorized, 1889)
- Tricks With Cards(1889)
- More Magic (1890)
- Later Magic (1903)
- King Koko (1904)
- Magical Tidbits (1911)
- Latest Magic (1918)
See Also Hoffmann's Five Foot Shelf of Magic by H. Adrian Smith in Tops, Vol. 1, no. 12, december 1936, page 47.
References
- Photo Genii 1951 May