TABLE OF CONTENTSPAGEIntroduction by Dr. Paul CarusixHistory of Natural Magicand Prestidigitation1The Chevalier Pinetti23Cagliostro: A Study in Charlatanism42Ghost-making Extraordinary87The Romance of Automata107Robert-Houdin:Conjurer, Author and Ambassador123Some Old-time Conjurers160The Secrets of Second Sight188The Confessionsof an Amateur Conjurer201A Day with Alexander the Great215A Twentieth Century Thaumaturgist237A Gentleman of Thibet254Magicians I Have Met271The Riddle of the Sphinx318Treweyism331
TABLE OF CONTENTSPAGEIntroduction by Dr. Paul CarusixHistory of Natural Magicand Prestidigitation1The Chevalier Pinetti23Cagliostro: A Study in Charlatanism42Ghost-making Extraordinary87The Romance of Automata107Robert-Houdin:Conjurer, Author and Ambassador123Some Old-time Conjurers160The Secrets of Second Sight188The Confessionsof an Amateur Conjurer201A Day with Alexander the Great215A Twentieth Century Thaumaturgist237A Gentleman of Thibet254Magicians I Have Met271The Riddle of the Sphinx318Treweyism331