Project Gutenberg 2018-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 437 Evans, Henry Ridgely 1861 1949 Evans, Henry R. (Henry Ridgely) Evans, H. R. (Henry Ridgely) Carus, Paul 1852 1919 06009664 The Old and the New Magic Introduction by Dr. Paul Carus -- History of natural magic and prestidigitation -- The Chevalier Pinetti -- Cagliostro: a study in charlatanism -- Ghost-making extraordinary -- The romance of automata -- Robert-Houdin: conjurer, author and ambassador -- Some old-time conjurers -- The secrets of second sight -- The confessions of an amateur conjurer -- A day with Alexander the Great -- A twentieth century thaumaturgist -- A gentleman of Thibet -- Magicians I have met -- The riddle of the Sphinx -- Treweyism. Produced by deaurider, RichardW, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Old and the New Magic" by Henry Ridgely Evans is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the evolution of magic from its ancient origins to modern performances, discussing various magicians and techniques throughout history. The main focus is likely on contrasting "old magic," associated with mysticism and superstition, with "new magic," which incorporates scientific principles and psychological illusions. At the start of the text, the author presents an introduction by Dr. Paul Carus, outlining the significance of magic as an art form while emphasizing the divide between its old and new iterations. Carus delves into the historical roots of magic, tracing its etymology and historical context, suggesting that magic has always been intertwined with religion and superstition. He begins to illustrate how ancient practices and beliefs have transformed into the modern magic tricks we recognize today, setting the stage for a detailed examination of notable figures and performances in magic’s rich history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 69.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Magic tricks Magicians -- Biography GV Text Category: History - Other 840906 2025-06-22T16:13:51.620980 text/html 835310 2018-05-01T15:17:44 text/html 9619000 2025-06-22T16:14:17.714870 application/epub+zip 9625103 2025-06-22T16:13:58.024906 application/epub+zip 506293 2025-06-22T16:13:53.567938 application/epub+zip 12507939 2025-06-22T16:14:30.073771 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 12410229 2025-06-22T16:14:12.852834 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 596028 2022-08-25T16:27:11.692728 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 710879 2025-06-22T16:13:49.410460 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 711030 2018-05-01T15:17:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19876 2025-06-22T16:14:30.316738 application/rdf+xml 15740 2025-06-22T16:13:53.737930 image/jpeg 2618 2025-06-22T16:13:53.652931 image/jpeg 284891 2018-05-01T15:17:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 9046986 2018-05-01T15:17:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 9150096 2025-06-22T16:13:52.130935 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia