USDThis is David Devant's autobiography. On top of his personal recollections he included three chapters on how to perform magic, and six chapters on the history of magic.
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Publisher's Note
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Foreword
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Introduction
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Pictures Of My Early Life
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CHAPTER I. My Introduction To Magic
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CHAPTER II The Hot Pudding And The Vanishing Lady
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CHAPTER III Mixing Magic With Midgets
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CHAPTER IV My Attack On London
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CHAPTER V I Appear With Maskelyne
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CHAPTER VI The First Animated Pictures
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CHAPTER VII Magical Sketches
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CHAPTER VIII A Feast Of Magic
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CHAPTER IX Magic And The Public
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CHAPTER X Secrets Of Magic
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CHAPTER XI More Secrets Revealed
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CHAPTER XII The Indian Rope Trick
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CHAPTER XIII "The Man Who Makes Money"
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CHAPTER XIV "Magic And Spiritualism"
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CHAPTER XV Magic In The Past
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CHAPTER XVI Conjuring On The Continent
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CHAPTER XVII Past Masters Of Their Craft
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CHAPTER XVIII Magic In The Nineteenth Century
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CHAPTER XIX Magicians Abroad
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CHAPTER XX The Magic Of The East
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CHAPTER XXI Magic To-Day And To-Morrow
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CHAPTER XXII A Magician's Curtain
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APPENDIX I
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Programmes at the Egyptian Hall and on Tour from 1886 to 1904
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Synopsis of Programmes, etc., Arranged and Presented at St. George's Hall since January 1905
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Maskelyne & Cooke Programmes
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Sketches Produced at the Egyptian Hall During A Period Of 32 Years
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Sketches produced at St. George's Hall From January 1905 To 1915
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Illusions and Effects Produced at the Egyptian Hall During A Period Of 32 Years
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Illusions and Effects Produced at St. George's Hall From January 1905 To 1915
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APPENDIX II The Artist's Dream
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APPENDIX III St. Valentine's Eve
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APPENDIX IV The Enchanted Hive
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APPENDIX V The Pillar Of Brass
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APPENDIX VI The Mascot Moth
