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The first 200 entries:
 
The first 200 entries:
  
1    A Dream Of Wealth (Chung Ling Soo)
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1    A Dream Of Wealth ([[Chung Ling Soo]])
  
 
2    Conjuring For Churchill
 
2    Conjuring For Churchill
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3    The Great Mirror Of Folly
 
3    The Great Mirror Of Folly
  
4    Albertus Magnus
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4    [[Albertus Magnus]]
  
5    Shine On Harvest Moon: The Story Of Jack Norworth & Nora Bayes
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5    Shine On Harvest Moon: The Story Of [[Jack Norworth]] & Nora Bayes
  
6    The Great Gun Trick (John Henry Anderson)
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6    The Great Gun Trick ([[John Henry Anderson]])
  
 
7    More Houdiniana
 
7    More Houdiniana
  
8    Leslie Lambert – The Enigma
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8    [[Leslie Lambert]] – The Enigma
  
9    J.N. Maskelyne And 'A Message From Mars'
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9    [[J.N. Maskelyne]] And 'A Message From Mars'
  
10    Jacob Philadelphia
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10    [[Jacob Philadelphia]]
  
 
11    The Philadelphia and Lichtenberg affair
 
11    The Philadelphia and Lichtenberg affair
  
12    Lichtenberg And Nevil Maskelyne
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12    Lichtenberg And [[Nevil Maskelyne]]
  
13    The Cardini Playing Cards
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13    The [[Cardini]] Playing Cards
  
 
14    Winstanley's Wonders
 
14    Winstanley's Wonders
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25    Wonders, Wonders, Wonders - Katterfelto, Graham & Denton
 
25    Wonders, Wonders, Wonders - Katterfelto, Graham & Denton
  
26    Mr. Joseph Jacobs, The Wizard Of All Wizards, And Mr. I.K. Brunel, The Wizard of All Engineers
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26    Mr. [[Joseph Jacobs]], The Wizard Of All Wizards, And Mr. [[I.K. Brunel]], The Wizard of All Engineers
  
27    Kia Khan Khruse and The Bullet Catch
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27    [[Kia Khan Khruse]] and The Bullet Catch
  
 
28    Mr. Love, The Ventriloquist and Polyphonist
 
28    Mr. Love, The Ventriloquist and Polyphonist
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30    Mr. WS. Woodin - Single-Handed Entertainer
 
30    Mr. WS. Woodin - Single-Handed Entertainer
  
31    Carl Hertz And Stroubeika
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31    [[Carl Hertz]] And Stroubeika
  
 
32    Leslie Lambert Again
 
32    Leslie Lambert Again
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33    The Mystery(?) of "She"
 
33    The Mystery(?) of "She"
  
34    "Spirit Mediums Exposed" – By The White Mahatma (Samri Baldwin)
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34    "Spirit Mediums Exposed" – By The White Mahatma ([[Samri Baldwin]])
  
 
35    The Butterfly Coterie (Samri Baldwin)
 
35    The Butterfly Coterie (Samri Baldwin)
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38    Who Was Li Sing Foo?
 
38    Who Was Li Sing Foo?
  
39    Sax Rohmer, Fu-Manchu And Houdini
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39    [[Sax Rohmer]], [[Fu-Manchu]] And [[Houdini]]
  
 
40    The Engravings Of William Hogarth
 
40    The Engravings Of William Hogarth
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48    Read All About It - The Magical Newspaper
 
48    Read All About It - The Magical Newspaper
  
49    Hercat, The Author
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49    [[Hercat]], The Author
  
 
50    The Miniatures
 
50    The Miniatures
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52    Diarists And Others
 
52    Diarists And Others
  
53    Edmund Wilson - Man Of Letters And Legerdemain
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53    [[Edmund Wilson]] - Man Of Letters And Legerdemain
  
 
54    The Rabbit On The Wall
 
54    The Rabbit On The Wall
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59    The Family De Vere
 
59    The Family De Vere
  
60    Philip Astley, Equestrian And Conjurer
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60    [[Philip Astley]], Equestrian And Conjurer
  
 
61    Light And Shadows On Philip Astley
 
61    Light And Shadows On Philip Astley
  
62    Isaac Fawkes - Fame And Fable
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62    [[Isaac Fawkes]] - Fame And Fable
  
 
63    The Great Disaster At Sunderland
 
63    The Great Disaster At Sunderland
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65    Fame Is The Spurr (Mel B. Spurr)
 
65    Fame Is The Spurr (Mel B. Spurr)
  
66    Charles Lang Neil And The Modern Conjurer
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66    [[Charles Lang Neil]] And [[The Modern Conjurer]]
  
67    Mademoiselle Patrice - Lang Neil's Vanishing Lady
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67    [[Mademoiselle Patrice]] - Lang Neil's Vanishing Lady
  
68    Charles Bertram, The Holy Land Exhibition And The Neils
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68    [[Charles Bertram]], The Holy Land Exhibition And The Neils
  
69    Dr. Francis G. Benedict, Physiologist And Magician
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69    [[Dr. Francis G. Benedict]], Physiologist And Magician
  
 
70    Enriching The Cabinet (Sunderland Disaster And Mel B. Spurr)
 
70    Enriching The Cabinet (Sunderland Disaster And Mel B. Spurr)
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71    Thomas Britton – The Book Collector who was Frightened to Death by a Ventriloquist
 
71    Thomas Britton – The Book Collector who was Frightened to Death by a Ventriloquist
  
72    Thewlis - Handcuff King, Graphologist And Geriatrician
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72    [[Thewlis]] - Handcuff King, Graphologist And Geriatrician
  
 
73    Edward l. Blanchard's Ten Terrible Minutes
 
73    Edward l. Blanchard's Ten Terrible Minutes
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76    Woodin's Cabinet Of Curiosities
 
76    Woodin's Cabinet Of Curiosities
  
77    Conjuring In The Diaries Of E.l. Blanchard: 1850-59
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77    Conjuring In The Diaries Of [[E.L. Blanchard]]: 1850-59
  
 
78    The Diaries Of E.l. Blanchard: 1860-1889
 
78    The Diaries Of E.l. Blanchard: 1860-1889
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79    Edward Blanchard And The Spirit Rappers
 
79    Edward Blanchard And The Spirit Rappers
  
80    When Amac Was An Undesirable Citizen In A 'Find The Gentleman' Routine
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80    When [[Amac]] Was An Undesirable Citizen In A 'Find The Gentleman' Routine
  
 
81    The Mysterious Fate Of Brunel's Half-Sovereign
 
81    The Mysterious Fate Of Brunel's Half-Sovereign
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82    Ingleby And The Christina Collins Murder Case
 
82    Ingleby And The Christina Collins Murder Case
  
83    Leotard Bosco, Conjurer And Entrepreneur
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83    [[Leotard Bosco]], Conjurer And Entrepreneur
  
 
84    Piracy, Plagiarism And Mr. Joseph Bland
 
84    Piracy, Plagiarism And Mr. Joseph Bland
  
85    Claude Chandler And The "Memphis" Magical Course
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85    [[Claude Chandler]] And The "Memphis" Magical Course
  
86    Vonetta – Mistress Of Mystery Part One
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86    [[Vonetta]] – Mistress Of Mystery Part One
  
 
87    Vonetta – Mistress Of Mystery Part Two
 
87    Vonetta – Mistress Of Mystery Part Two
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89    The Destruction Of The Wizard Of The North's City Theatre In Glasgow
 
89    The Destruction Of The Wizard Of The North's City Theatre In Glasgow
  
90    Henry Novra – A Nineteenth Century Magic Dealer Among The Spirits
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90    [[Henry Novra]] – A Nineteenth Century Magic Dealer Among The Spirits
  
91    Cavaliere Antonio Poletti – The Italian Conjurer From Vicenza
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91    [[Cavaliere Antonio Poletti]] – The Italian Conjurer From Vicenza
  
 
92    G.W.S. Piesse And His Chymical Magic
 
92    G.W.S. Piesse And His Chymical Magic
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94    Going, Going, Gone! – The Effects Of Professor Jacobs
 
94    Going, Going, Gone! – The Effects Of Professor Jacobs
  
95    Robert Hellis And His Magical Athenaeum
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95    [[Robert Hellis]] And His Magical Athenaeum
  
 
96    Mr. Charles And The Tale Of A Hat
 
96    Mr. Charles And The Tale Of A Hat
  
97    Buatiers Triumphal First Appearance In Britain. I. London: The Egyptian Hall, 1875
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97    Buatiers Triumphal First Appearance In Britain. I. London: [[The Egyptian Hall]], 1875
  
 
98    Buatier's Triumphal First Appearance In Britain. II. London And The Provinces, 1875-76
 
98    Buatier's Triumphal First Appearance In Britain. II. London And The Provinces, 1875-76
  
99    Martin Chapender – The Phenomenal Prestidigitateur
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99    [[Martin Chapender]] – The Phenomenal Prestidigitateur
  
 
100    Martin Chapender – A Bright Star Extinguished And The Magic Circle Born
 
100    Martin Chapender – A Bright Star Extinguished And The Magic Circle Born
  
101    Max Malini And The Charles Morton Testimonial Fund Matinee
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101    [[Max Malini]] And The Charles Morton Testimonial Fund Matinee
  
 
102    The Strange Case Of The Human Serpent And The Spanish Moor - Diaz, Zaid And Majarah
 
102    The Strange Case Of The Human Serpent And The Spanish Moor - Diaz, Zaid And Majarah
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104    Magloire The Prestigiator
 
104    Magloire The Prestigiator
  
105    The Demise Of Buatier De Kolta
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105    The Demise Of [[Buatier De Kolta]]
  
 
106    The Magic Kettle Craze Of 1904
 
106    The Magic Kettle Craze Of 1904
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107    Magic Kettles Galore!
 
107    Magic Kettles Galore!
  
108    Dr. Maxim Boyd Hart - "Magic Kettle Man" And Forger
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108    [[Dr. Maxim Boyd Hart]] - "Magic Kettle Man" And Forger
  
 
109    Whiteley's Varieties – Magic In Manchester
 
109    Whiteley's Varieties – Magic In Manchester
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112    Magloire The Prestigiator Revisited – Enter Miette
 
112    Magloire The Prestigiator Revisited – Enter Miette
  
113    Stanley Collins - On His Majesty's Service
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113    [[Stanley Collins]] - On His Majesty's Service
  
114    FR. Burnette And The Gloucester Churchyard Monster
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114    [[FR. Burnette]] And The Gloucester Churchyard Monster
  
 
115    FR. Burnette And The Mystic Twelve In Glasgow
 
115    FR. Burnette And The Mystic Twelve In Glasgow
  
116    Mademoiselle Victoria, Queen Of Magicians
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116    [[Mademoiselle Victoria]], Queen Of Magicians
  
 
117    The Lady In Question – Vernone, Verone Or Veroni – What's In A Name?
 
117    The Lady In Question – Vernone, Verone Or Veroni – What's In A Name?
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120    Conjuring Tricks And Toys – The Famous Firm Of WH. Cremer Junior
 
120    Conjuring Tricks And Toys – The Famous Firm Of WH. Cremer Junior
  
121    The Mysterious Henri De Manche
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121    The Mysterious [[Henri De Manche]]
  
 
122    Zovelloscopes, Films And Fanning Powder
 
122    Zovelloscopes, Films And Fanning Powder
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126    Stanley Collins: The Bicyclist
 
126    Stanley Collins: The Bicyclist
  
127    Hugall Benedict – The Thanet Wizard And Bourne Magician
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127    [[Hugall Benedict]] – The Thanet Wizard And Bourne Magician
  
 
128    The Magical Christmas Card
 
128    The Magical Christmas Card
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129    The Other Young - A Puzzle Solved
 
129    The Other Young - A Puzzle Solved
  
130    Dr. Holmes, I Presume? Hugh Mackay Of Edinburgh And The Council of Nine
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130    Dr. Holmes, I Presume? [[Hugh Mackay]] Of Edinburgh And [[The Council of Nine]]
  
 
131    The Wizard Of The North And George Washington Wilson – Photographer to The Queen
 
131    The Wizard Of The North And George Washington Wilson – Photographer to The Queen
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135    Frantisektichy - Czechoslovakia's Magical Artist
 
135    Frantisektichy - Czechoslovakia's Magical Artist
  
136    Will Goldston And The Origins Of The Magicians' Club
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136    [[Will Goldston]] And The Origins Of The Magicians' Club
  
 
137    Will Goldston And The Early Years Of The Magicians' Club
 
137    Will Goldston And The Early Years Of The Magicians' Club
  
138    The Magicians' Club: Post World War I And In The 1920s
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138    [[The Magicians' Club]]: Post World War I And In The 1920s
  
 
139    The Final Decade Of The Magicians' Club
 
139    The Final Decade Of The Magicians' Club
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141    Raymond Phillips and his Wireless-Controlled Airship and Orchestral Instruments
 
141    Raymond Phillips and his Wireless-Controlled Airship and Orchestral Instruments
  
142    The Magic Master Of The Mystery Novel: John Dickson Carr
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142    The Magic Master Of The Mystery Novel: [[John Dickson Carr]]
  
 
143    John Dickson Carr: Putting Magic Into Mystery
 
143    John Dickson Carr: Putting Magic Into Mystery
  
144    John Dickson Carr: History, Time-Travel And Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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144    John Dickson Carr: History, Time-Travel And [[Sir Arthur Conan Doyle]]
  
145    No Business Like Show Business: The Mark Raffles Story Part One
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145    No Business Like Show Business: The [[Mark Raffles]] Story Part One
  
 
146    The Formative Years And Emergence Of Ray St. Clair: The Mark Raffles Story Part Two
 
146    The Formative Years And Emergence Of Ray St. Clair: The Mark Raffles Story Part Two
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147    Pickpocketing, Progeny And Poodles: The Mark Raffles Story Part Three
 
147    Pickpocketing, Progeny And Poodles: The Mark Raffles Story Part Three
  
148    Le Chevalier Bosco Versus 'The Monster Conjuror' – An Unequal Contest
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148    [[Le Chevalier Bosco]] Versus 'The Monster Conjuror' – An Unequal Contest
  
 
149    Conjuring For Christmas
 
149    Conjuring For Christmas
  
150    Albert Chevalier, Magic And The Magic Circle
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150    [[Albert Chevalier]], Magic And The Magic Circle
  
 
151    Magic in Motion on God's Wonderful Railway
 
151    Magic in Motion on God's Wonderful Railway
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153    Psycho At Drury Lane
 
153    Psycho At Drury Lane
  
154    Garnerin, The Showman Parachutist, Revisited
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154    [[Garnerin]], The Showman Parachutist, Revisited
  
 
155    The Pleasure Is Payne Part One: White Wizard To Hypnotist
 
155    The Pleasure Is Payne Part One: White Wizard To Hypnotist
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156    The Pleasure Is Payne Part Two: Mine Host Returns To Hypnotism
 
156    The Pleasure Is Payne Part Two: Mine Host Returns To Hypnotism
  
157     Sir Julien Cahn - The Cricketing, Conjuring Philanthropist
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157   [[ Sir Julien Cahn]] - The Cricketing, Conjuring Philanthropist
  
 
158    Sir Julien Cahn's Theatre At Stanford Hall
 
158    Sir Julien Cahn's Theatre At Stanford Hall
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164    The Wench Is Dead – Ingleby & The Christina Collins Murder Case Revisited
 
164    The Wench Is Dead – Ingleby & The Christina Collins Murder Case Revisited
  
165    Robert-Houdin And The Sette Of Odd Volumes
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165    [[Robert-Houdin]] And The Sette Of Odd Volumes
  
166    The Mighty Midget: Wilf Huggins' Magical Legacy
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166    The Mighty Midget: [[Wilf Huggins]]' Magical Legacy
  
 
167    My Goodness – My Magical Guinness!
 
167    My Goodness – My Magical Guinness!
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169    More Conjuring For Christmas
 
169    More Conjuring For Christmas
  
170    The Mysterious Frank J. Goldsoll – Son in Law of Charles de Vere
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170    The Mysterious [[Frank J. Goldsoll]] – Son in Law of Charles de Vere
  
 
171    Sweet Saturday Books
 
171    Sweet Saturday Books
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173    The Saturday Book Finale
 
173    The Saturday Book Finale
  
174    Charles Oswald Williams – The Cardiff Conjurer
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174    [[Charles Oswald Williams]] – The Cardiff Conjurer
  
 
175    Charles Oswald Williams And His Contributions to Magic
 
175    Charles Oswald Williams And His Contributions to Magic
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178    J.N. Maskelyne & The London General Omnibus Co: The Times Enters The Fray
 
178    J.N. Maskelyne & The London General Omnibus Co: The Times Enters The Fray
  
179    Annie Abbott – The Georgia Magnet: A Powerful London Attraction
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179    [[Annie Abbott]] – The Georgia Magnet: A Powerful London Attraction
  
 
180    Annie Abbott – The Georgia Magnet: The Controversy Rages
 
180    Annie Abbott – The Georgia Magnet: The Controversy Rages
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186    More About J.N. Maskelyne's Grandstand Venture Of 1897
 
186    More About J.N. Maskelyne's Grandstand Venture Of 1897
  
187    William J. "Big Bill" Hilliar: His Early Years In Britain
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187    [[William Hillear|William J. "Big Bill" Hilliar]]: His Early Years In Britain
  
 
188    William J. Hilliar Makes His Debut In The United States Of America
 
188    William J. Hilliar Makes His Debut In The United States Of America
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194    Frank J. Goldsoll Revisited – Charles de Vere's Con-Man Son-In-Law
 
194    Frank J. Goldsoll Revisited – Charles de Vere's Con-Man Son-In-Law
  
195    Dr. Louis P. Hamburger And His Mysterious Finger-Tip Levitation
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195    [[Dr. Louis P. Hamburger]] And His Mysterious Finger-Tip Levitation
  
196    The Italian Court Conjurer Hieronymus Scotto: New Light on His Portrait in Wax
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196    The Italian Court Conjurer [[Hieronymus Scotto]]: New Light on His Portrait in Wax
  
197    Alexander Adrion: Germany's Unique Philosopher-Magician
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197    [[Alexander Adrion]]: Germany's Unique Philosopher-Magician
  
 
198    Magical Moments: A Ghost of The Magicians' Club, London
 
198    Magical Moments: A Ghost of The Magicians' Club, London
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199    Stanley Collins in Slow Motion for Pathe Pictorial
 
199    Stanley Collins in Slow Motion for Pathe Pictorial
  
200    The Forgotten World of Sid Macaire  
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200    The Forgotten World of [[Sid Macaire]]
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Revision as of 15:40, 12 October 2013

The Complete Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities
AuthorEdwin Dawes
PublisherPeter Scarlett Magic
Publication Date2005
LanguageEnglish
 

The Complete Rich Cabinet of Magical Curiosities is an electronic compilation, improvements and expanded versions of Edwin Dawes' column "A Rich Cabinet of Curiosities" originally published in the Magic Circular from 1972 until 2005.

An Ebook compilation was published in 2005 by Peter Scarlett Magic.


Contents

The first 200 entries:

1 A Dream Of Wealth (Chung Ling Soo)

2 Conjuring For Churchill

3 The Great Mirror Of Folly

4 Albertus Magnus

5 Shine On Harvest Moon: The Story Of Jack Norworth & Nora Bayes

6 The Great Gun Trick (John Henry Anderson)

7 More Houdiniana

8 Leslie Lambert – The Enigma

9 J.N. Maskelyne And 'A Message From Mars'

10 Jacob Philadelphia

11 The Philadelphia and Lichtenberg affair

12 Lichtenberg And Nevil Maskelyne

13 The Cardini Playing Cards

14 Winstanley's Wonders

15 Winstanley's Playing Cards And 'Waterworks'

16 Winstanley's Curious Barrel

17 "I've Got Him On My List" (WS. Gilbert)

18 John Henry Anderson And The Pale Green Bonnet

19 The Electric & Great Cyclogeotic Retro reminiscent Clairvoyant Telegraph Company

20 Laughing Gas - First Whiff

21 Laughing Gas - Second Whiff

22 Laughing Gas - Yankee Whiff

23 Miss Louise Anderson

24 Decent Exposure - Houdini Style!

25 Wonders, Wonders, Wonders - Katterfelto, Graham & Denton

26 Mr. Joseph Jacobs, The Wizard Of All Wizards, And Mr. I.K. Brunel, The Wizard of All Engineers

27 Kia Khan Khruse and The Bullet Catch

28 Mr. Love, The Ventriloquist and Polyphonist

29 Mons. D'Auvigney

30 Mr. WS. Woodin - Single-Handed Entertainer

31 Carl Hertz And Stroubeika

32 Leslie Lambert Again

33 The Mystery(?) of "She"

34 "Spirit Mediums Exposed" – By The White Mahatma (Samri Baldwin)

35 The Butterfly Coterie (Samri Baldwin)

36 The White Mahatma Exposed (Samri Baldwin)

37 The End Of Mahatma Land (Samri Baldwin)

38 Who Was Li Sing Foo?

39 Sax Rohmer, Fu-Manchu And Houdini

40 The Engravings Of William Hogarth

41 The Conjuring Aeronauts: Etienne-Gaspard Robertson

42 The Conjuring Aeronauts: The Mystery Of Garnerin

43 The Conjuring Aeronauts: From Pinetti To Tissandier

44 The Conjuring Aeronauts: The Spencers

45 The Indian Jugglers

46 The Indian Jugglers And Their Tricks

47 Michael Hartz And Le Chapeau Du Diable

48 Read All About It - The Magical Newspaper

49 Hercat, The Author

50 The Miniatures

51 The Camel Exposures - Magicians Take The Hump!

52 Diarists And Others

53 Edmund Wilson - Man Of Letters And Legerdemain

54 The Rabbit On The Wall

55 The Literature Of Hand Shadows

56 The Shadowgraphists

57 Flights Of Magic And The Road To En-Dor (Group Captain Cedric W. Hill)

58 Arabian Nights Enchantment, The Oriental Fantasy Of Emerson And Jayne

59 The Family De Vere

60 Philip Astley, Equestrian And Conjurer

61 Light And Shadows On Philip Astley

62 Isaac Fawkes - Fame And Fable

63 The Great Disaster At Sunderland

64 The Sunderland Disaster (continued)

65 Fame Is The Spurr (Mel B. Spurr)

66 Charles Lang Neil And The Modern Conjurer

67 Mademoiselle Patrice - Lang Neil's Vanishing Lady

68 Charles Bertram, The Holy Land Exhibition And The Neils

69 Dr. Francis G. Benedict, Physiologist And Magician

70 Enriching The Cabinet (Sunderland Disaster And Mel B. Spurr)

71 Thomas Britton – The Book Collector who was Frightened to Death by a Ventriloquist

72 Thewlis - Handcuff King, Graphologist And Geriatrician

73 Edward l. Blanchard's Ten Terrible Minutes

74 Edward Blanchard And William S. Woodin - Start Of A Fertile Friendship

75 Blanchard, Woodin's Olio Of Oddities And The Polygraphic Hall

76 Woodin's Cabinet Of Curiosities

77 Conjuring In The Diaries Of E.L. Blanchard: 1850-59

78 The Diaries Of E.l. Blanchard: 1860-1889

79 Edward Blanchard And The Spirit Rappers

80 When Amac Was An Undesirable Citizen In A 'Find The Gentleman' Routine

81 The Mysterious Fate Of Brunel's Half-Sovereign

82 Ingleby And The Christina Collins Murder Case

83 Leotard Bosco, Conjurer And Entrepreneur

84 Piracy, Plagiarism And Mr. Joseph Bland

85 Claude Chandler And The "Memphis" Magical Course

86 Vonetta – Mistress Of Mystery Part One

87 Vonetta – Mistress Of Mystery Part Two

88 "Houdini Upside Down" – A Unique Performance

89 The Destruction Of The Wizard Of The North's City Theatre In Glasgow

90 Henry Novra – A Nineteenth Century Magic Dealer Among The Spirits

91 Cavaliere Antonio Poletti – The Italian Conjurer From Vicenza

92 G.W.S. Piesse And His Chymical Magic

93 A Basonful Of Chung Ling Soo (Fred Bason)

94 Going, Going, Gone! – The Effects Of Professor Jacobs

95 Robert Hellis And His Magical Athenaeum

96 Mr. Charles And The Tale Of A Hat

97 Buatiers Triumphal First Appearance In Britain. I. London: The Egyptian Hall, 1875

98 Buatier's Triumphal First Appearance In Britain. II. London And The Provinces, 1875-76

99 Martin Chapender – The Phenomenal Prestidigitateur

100 Martin Chapender – A Bright Star Extinguished And The Magic Circle Born

101 Max Malini And The Charles Morton Testimonial Fund Matinee

102 The Strange Case Of The Human Serpent And The Spanish Moor - Diaz, Zaid And Majarah

103 Buatier's Season in Dublin in 1877

104 Magloire The Prestigiator

105 The Demise Of Buatier De Kolta

106 The Magic Kettle Craze Of 1904

107 Magic Kettles Galore!

108 Dr. Maxim Boyd Hart - "Magic Kettle Man" And Forger

109 Whiteley's Varieties – Magic In Manchester

110 Harry Whiteley And His Friends In Magic

111 Harry Whiteley And His Magicians' Circulating Loan Library

112 Magloire The Prestigiator Revisited – Enter Miette

113 Stanley Collins - On His Majesty's Service

114 FR. Burnette And The Gloucester Churchyard Monster

115 FR. Burnette And The Mystic Twelve In Glasgow

116 Mademoiselle Victoria, Queen Of Magicians

117 The Lady In Question – Vernone, Verone Or Veroni – What's In A Name?

118 "The Ladder" Of Buatier De Kolta

119 Mr. William Henry "Perseverance" Cremer And Easter Eggs

120 Conjuring Tricks And Toys – The Famous Firm Of WH. Cremer Junior

121 The Mysterious Henri De Manche

122 Zovelloscopes, Films And Fanning Powder

123 "Bobby", The Only Handcuff King Dog In The World

124 "Zutka?" – The 20th Century Puzzle

125 Strike a Light! It's Matchic

126 Stanley Collins: The Bicyclist

127 Hugall Benedict – The Thanet Wizard And Bourne Magician

128 The Magical Christmas Card

129 The Other Young - A Puzzle Solved

130 Dr. Holmes, I Presume? Hugh Mackay Of Edinburgh And The Council of Nine

131 The Wizard Of The North And George Washington Wilson – Photographer to The Queen

132 Mary Toft, The Rabbit Breeder Of Godalming, And The Origin Of The Rabbit In The Hat Trick: A Critical Assessment. Part One

133 Mary Toft, The Rabbit Breeder Of Godalming, And The Origin Of The Rabbit In The Hat Trick: A Critical Assessment. Part Two

134 The Great Deville, Wizard Of The Army

135 Frantisektichy - Czechoslovakia's Magical Artist

136 Will Goldston And The Origins Of The Magicians' Club

137 Will Goldston And The Early Years Of The Magicians' Club

138 The Magicians' Club: Post World War I And In The 1920s

139 The Final Decade Of The Magicians' Club

140 The Magicians' Club Founder, Will Goldston – The Man Himself

141 Raymond Phillips and his Wireless-Controlled Airship and Orchestral Instruments

142 The Magic Master Of The Mystery Novel: John Dickson Carr

143 John Dickson Carr: Putting Magic Into Mystery

144 John Dickson Carr: History, Time-Travel And Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

145 No Business Like Show Business: The Mark Raffles Story Part One

146 The Formative Years And Emergence Of Ray St. Clair: The Mark Raffles Story Part Two

147 Pickpocketing, Progeny And Poodles: The Mark Raffles Story Part Three

148 Le Chevalier Bosco Versus 'The Monster Conjuror' – An Unequal Contest

149 Conjuring For Christmas

150 Albert Chevalier, Magic And The Magic Circle

151 Magic in Motion on God's Wonderful Railway

152 Wait Until the Sun Shines, Gustavus: Some Light on Katterfelto in 'Auld Reekie'

153 Psycho At Drury Lane

154 Garnerin, The Showman Parachutist, Revisited

155 The Pleasure Is Payne Part One: White Wizard To Hypnotist

156 The Pleasure Is Payne Part Two: Mine Host Returns To Hypnotism

157 Sir Julien Cahn - The Cricketing, Conjuring Philanthropist

158 Sir Julien Cahn's Theatre At Stanford Hall

159 Crocket And Conjuring Around The World With Sir Julien Cahn

160 The Final Act: The Auction Of Sir Julien Cahn's Magical Equipment And Cricket Library

161 Professor John Henry Anderson, Impresario: The Emperor's Magicians from China

162 Re-Opening The Cabinet Again: A) John Dickson Carr And Philip Larkin; B) A Magician In Motion On The G.W.R Identified; C) Richard Payne: Bob Batey Reminisces

163 The Whole Art Of Leger-De-Main Or Hocus Pocus In Perfection – A New Discovery

164 The Wench Is Dead – Ingleby & The Christina Collins Murder Case Revisited

165 Robert-Houdin And The Sette Of Odd Volumes

166 The Mighty Midget: Wilf Huggins' Magical Legacy

167 My Goodness – My Magical Guinness!

168 The Magical Impersonators

169 More Conjuring For Christmas

170 The Mysterious Frank J. Goldsoll – Son in Law of Charles de Vere

171 Sweet Saturday Books

172 More Sweet Saturday Books

173 The Saturday Book Finale

174 Charles Oswald Williams – The Cardiff Conjurer

175 Charles Oswald Williams And His Contributions to Magic

176 Charles Oswald Williams: Business and Family

177 J.N. Maskelyne & The London General Omnibus Co: The Tribulations of an Inventor

178 J.N. Maskelyne & The London General Omnibus Co: The Times Enters The Fray

179 Annie Abbott – The Georgia Magnet: A Powerful London Attraction

180 Annie Abbott – The Georgia Magnet: The Controversy Rages

181 Annie Abbott – Explanations And An Unaccepted Challenge

182 Annie Abbott – "Demagnetization" And Return Visits To Britain

183 J.N. Maskelyne's Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee Speculation

184 J.N. Maskelyne, Sir Edward Clarke And A Tangled Web of Libel

185 More Of Charles Oswald Williams: His Business And Family

186 More About J.N. Maskelyne's Grandstand Venture Of 1897

187 William J. "Big Bill" Hilliar: His Early Years In Britain

188 William J. Hilliar Makes His Debut In The United States Of America

189 William J. Hilliar: His Founding of The Sphinx And Role in The Founding of The Society of American Magicians

190 William J. Hilliar And The Novel Concept Of A Published Magicians' Scrapbook

191 William J. Hilliar: "Ostagazuzulum", Barnum And Bailey and The Billboard

192 William J. Hilliar And Carnival Days in The 1920s

193 William J. Hilliar: The Final Years

194 Frank J. Goldsoll Revisited – Charles de Vere's Con-Man Son-In-Law

195 Dr. Louis P. Hamburger And His Mysterious Finger-Tip Levitation

196 The Italian Court Conjurer Hieronymus Scotto: New Light on His Portrait in Wax

197 Alexander Adrion: Germany's Unique Philosopher-Magician

198 Magical Moments: A Ghost of The Magicians' Club, London

199 Stanley Collins in Slow Motion for Pathe Pictorial

200 The Forgotten World of Sid Macaire





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