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The Book of English Magic

Author : Philip Carr-Gomm
Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1590207602
Total Pages : 550 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (92 download)

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Download or read book The Book of English Magic written by Philip Carr-Gomm and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2010-10-14 with total page 550 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to England’s rich history of magical lore and practice “for readers of works like Harry Potter who have grown up a bit into wanting to know more” (The Hermetic Library). Through experiments to try and places to visit, as well as a historical exploration of magic and interviews with leading magicians, The Book of English Magic will introduce you to the extraordinary world that lies beneath the surface. Magic runs through the veins of English history, part of daily life from the earliest Arthurian legends to Aleister Crowley to the novels of Tolkien and Philip Pullman, and from the Druids to Freemasonry and beyond. Richly illustrated and deeply knowledgeable, this book is an invaluable source for anyone curious about magic and wizardry, or for sophisticated practitioners seeking to expand their knowledge. “Playful and serious, respectful and amused . . . this will remain the standard work for years to come.” —The Sunday Telegraph “A magical mystery tour.” —The Times “Fabulous.” —Daily Express “Lucid and wonderfully easy to read . . . While it is indeed a perfect book for the ‘intelligent novice’ it’s far more than that—it’s a serious, in-depth survey of a massive topic.” —WitchVox “An accessible and immensely readable book . . . A fascinating insight into a hidden world.” —Booksquawk

The Book of English Magic

Author : Richard Heygate
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1848543867
Total Pages : 576 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (485 download)

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Download or read book The Book of English Magic written by Richard Heygate and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of all the countries in the world, England has the richest history of magical lore and practice. English authors such as J.R.R.Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Terry Pratchett, and J.K.Rowling, dominate the world of magic in fiction, but from the earliest times, England has also acted as home to generations of eccentrics and scholars who have researched and explored every conceivable kind of occult art. Most people are torn between a fascination with magic and an almost instinctive fear of the occult, of a world redolent with superstition and illusion. And yet more people now practice magic in England than at any time in her history. The Book of English Magic explores this hidden story, from its first stirrings to our present-day fascination with all things magical. Along the way readers are offered a rich menu of magical things to do and places to visit.

English Magic

Author : Uschi Gatward
Publisher : Galley Beggar Press
ISBN 13 : 1913111113
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book English Magic written by Uschi Gatward and published by Galley Beggar Press. This book was released on 2021-09-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: English Magic moves through fields and parklands, estates and empty beaches. It lands at Heathrow Airport, takes a taxi to the suburbs, finds emptiness and oppression. It strikes out for the countryside on May Day, to where maypoles whirl and haybales blaze, and where blessings sound like threats. It's in a flat, drags itself out of half sleep... and there's something tapping behind the gas fire... In her debut collection of short stories, Uschi Gatward takes us on a tour of an England simultaneously domestic and wild, familiar and strange, real and imagined. Coupling the past and the present, merging the surreal and the mundane, English Magic is a collection full of humour and warmth, subversion and intoxication. It announces the arrival of a shining new talent.

English Magic and Imperial Madness

Author : Peter D. Mathews
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476686270
Total Pages : 179 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book English Magic and Imperial Madness written by Peter D. Mathews and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-10-27 with total page 179 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Regency England was a pivotal time of political uncertainty, with a changing monarchy, the Napoleonic Wars, and a population explosion in London. In Susanna Clarke's fantasy novel Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, the era is also witness to the unexpected return of magic. Locating the consequences of this eruption of magical unreason within the context of England's imperial history, this study examines Merlin and his legacy, the roles of magicians throughout history, the mythology of disenchantment, the racism at work in the character of Stephen Black, the meaning behind the fantasy of magic's return, and the Englishness of English magic itself. Looking at the larger historical context of magic and its links to colonialism, the book offers both a fuller understanding of the ethical visions underlying Clarke's groundbreaking novel of madness intertwined with magic, while challenging readers to rethink connections among national identity, rationality, and power.

Big Book of Magic Tricks

Author : Karl Fulves
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486170772
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)

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Download or read book Big Book of Magic Tricks written by Karl Fulves and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-07-13 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The best book yet on easy-to-do magic." — Martin Gardner Amaze friends, astonish your family, and fascinate any audience by infallibly dealing a royal flush, correctly predicting the outcome of the World Series, unmasking a psychic fraud, and performing a host of other dazzling deceptions. You can do it with the help of this book, one of the best guides to magic tricks that don't require long hours of practice or elaborate preparation. You'll find invaluable techniques — clearly demonstrated with abundant illustrations — for accomplishing magical feats with cards, coins, rope, comedy magic, mental displays of dexterity and much more, as well as expert advice for practicing psychological misdirection and dramatic presentation. Although the tricks in this book require little in the way of props, sleight of hand or a high degree of skill, the effects they produce are astounding. Novices especially will find Big Book of Magic Tricks a wonderful introduction to the art of conjuring but the book is crammed with so much choice new information that even professional magicians can learn something. "This book is quality — the tricks are effective, the methods ingenious, and the advice Fulves gives on presenting the tricks properly is excellent." — Robert Dike Blair

Magic in Western Culture

Author : Brian P. Copenhaver
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1316299481
Total Pages : 615 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (162 download)

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Download or read book Magic in Western Culture written by Brian P. Copenhaver and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2015-09-09 with total page 615 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the beliefs and practices called 'magic' starts in ancient Iran, Greece, and Rome, before entering its crucial Christian phase in the Middle Ages. Centering on the Renaissance and Marsilio Ficino - whose work on magic was the most influential account written in premodern times - this groundbreaking book treats magic as a classical tradition with foundations that were distinctly philosophical. Besides Ficino, the premodern story of magic also features Plotinus, Iamblichus, Proclus, Aquinas, Agrippa, Pomponazzi, Porta, Bruno, Campanella, Descartes, Boyle, Leibniz, and Newton, to name only a few of the prominent thinkers discussed in this book. Because pictures play a key role in the story of magic, this book is richly illustrated.

English Magic Tarot

Author : Rex Van Ryn
Publisher : Weiser Books
ISBN 13 : 9781578636006
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book English Magic Tarot written by Rex Van Ryn and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This captivating new tarot deck draws us into the vibrant but often hidden world of English magic, evoking a golden age of mysticism when John Dee was Queen Elizabeth's Court Astrologer, antiquarian John Aubrey rediscovered ancient sacred sites, and the great physicist Isaac Newton studied alchemy. The English Magic Tarot places the cards in the colorful yet turbulent period of English history that stretches from the time of Henry VIII to the Restoration. During this time of upheaval archetypal forces were very much at play, making this a perfect setting for the cards. Brought to you by renowned artist Rex Van Ryn, colorist Steve Dooley, and writer Andy Letcher, this deck has a dynamic, graphic style. There are unique twists to some of the traditional images, with riddles, references, and lore buried within them that will draw users ever deeper into the mystery and meaning of the cards. The first deck of its kind to draw explicitly on the English magical tradition, The English Magic Tarot opens up a rich new pathway into the cards that will delight novice and experienced tarot users alike.

The Book of Magic

Author : Alice Hoffman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982189460
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book The Book of Magic written by Alice Hoffman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Master storyteller Alice Hoffman brings us the conclusion of the Practical Magic series in a spellbinding and enchanting final Owens novel brimming with lyric beauty and vivid characters. The Owens family has been cursed in matters of love for over three-hundred years but all of that is about to change. The novel begins in a library, the best place for a story to be conjured, when beloved aunt Jet Owens hears the deathwatch beetle and knows she has only seven days to live. Jet is not the only one in danger—the curse is already at work. A frantic attempt to save a young man’s life spurs three generations of the Owens women, and one long-lost brother, to use their unusual gifts to break the curse as they travel from Paris to London to the English countryside where their ancestor Maria Owens first practiced the Unnamed Art. The younger generation discovers secrets that have been hidden from them in matters of both magic and love by Sally, their fiercely protective mother. As Kylie Owens uncovers the truth about who she is and what her own dark powers are, her aunt Franny comes to understand that she is ready to sacrifice everything for her family, and Sally Owens realizes that she is willing to give up everything for love. The Book of Magic is a breathtaking conclusion that celebrates mothers and daughters, sisters and brothers, and anyone who has ever been in love.

Portable Magic

Author : Emma Smith
Publisher : Knopf
ISBN 13 : 1524749109
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)

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Download or read book Portable Magic written by Emma Smith and published by Knopf. This book was released on 2022-11-15 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of one of humankind’s most resilient and influential technologies over the past millennium—the book. Revelatory and entertaining in equal measure, Portable Magic will charm and challenge literature lovers of all kinds as it illuminates the transformative power and eternal appeal of the written word. Stephen King once said that books are “a uniquely portable magic.” Here, Emma Smith takes readers on a literary adventure that spans centuries and circles the globe to uncover the reasons behind our obsession with this captivating object. From disrupting the Western myth that the Gutenberg Press was the original printing project, to the decorative gift books that radicalized women to join the anti-slavery movement, to paperbacks being weaponized during World War II, to a book made entirely of plastic-wrapped slices of American cheese, Portable Magic explores how, when, and why books became so iconic. It’s not just the content within a book that compels; it’s the physical material itself, what Smith calls “bookhood”: the smell, the feel of the pages, the margins to scribble in, the illustrations on the jacket, its solid heft. Every book is designed to influence our reading experience—to enchant, enrage, delight, and disturb us—and our longstanding love affair with books in turn has had direct, momentous consequences across time.

Magus of Stonewylde

Author : Kit Berry
Publisher : Stonewylde Series
ISBN 13 : 095514390X
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (551 download)

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Download or read book Magus of Stonewylde written by Kit Berry and published by Stonewylde Series. This book was released on 2005 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "... A story of pagan ritual and ancient alchemy; of passion, cruelty and a prophecy to be fulfilled"--P. [4] of cover.

Sandry's Book

Author : Tamora Pierce
Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9780613179355
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (793 download)

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Download or read book Sandry's Book written by Tamora Pierce and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1999-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Four young misfits find themselves living in a strictly disciplined temple community where they become friends while also learning to do crafts and to use their powers, especially magic

THE MAGIC

Author : Rhonda Byrne
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0731815599
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book THE MAGIC written by Rhonda Byrne and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-03-06 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.

The British Book of Spells & Charms

Author : Graham King
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780738765662
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (656 download)

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Download or read book The British Book of Spells & Charms written by Graham King and published by . This book was released on 2020-01-08 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the traditional spells and charms of Britain's folk-magic tradition, including those for good fortune, love, healing, and curses and their removal. With spells drawn from the Museum of Witchcraft's extensive library, you will discover a variety of simple and complex magical workings, including a fascinating cloth consecration song and a talisman for protection in battle. Includes four-color illustrations and photos.

Grimoires

Author : Owen Davies
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191509248
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (915 download)

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Download or read book Grimoires written by Owen Davies and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2010-09-23 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is a grimoire? The word has a familiar ring to many people, particularly as a consequence of such popular television dramas as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Charmed. But few people are sure exactly what it means. Put simply, grimoires are books of spells that were first recorded in the Ancient Middle East and which have developed and spread across much of the Western Hemisphere and beyond over the ensuing millennia. At their most benign, they contain charms and remedies for natural and supernatural ailments and advice on contacting spirits to help find treasures and protect from evil. But at their most sinister they provide instructions on how to manipulate people for corrupt purposes and, worst of all, to call up and make a pact with the Devil. Both types have proven remarkably resilient and adaptable and retain much of their relevance and fascination to this day. But the grimoire represents much more than just magic. To understand the history of grimoires is to understand the spread of Christianity, the development of early science, the cultural influence of the print revolution, the growth of literacy, the impact of colonialism, and the expansion of western cultures across the oceans. As this book richly demonstrates, the history of grimoires illuminates many of the most important developments in European history over the last two thousand years.

When We Were Magic

Author : Sarah Gailey
Publisher : Simon Pulse
ISBN 13 : 1534432876
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book When We Were Magic written by Sarah Gailey and published by Simon Pulse. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A moving, darkly funny novel about six teens whose magic goes wildly awry from Magic for Liars author Sarah Gailey, who Chuck Wendig calls an “author to watch.” Keeping your magic a secret is hard. Being in love with your best friend is harder. Alexis has always been able to rely on two things: her best friends, and the magic powers they all share. Their secret is what brought them together, and their love for each other is unshakeable—even when that love is complicated. Complicated by problems like jealousy, or insecurity, or lust. Or love. That unshakeable, complicated love is one of the only things that doesn't change on prom night. When accidental magic goes sideways and a boy winds up dead, Alexis and her friends come together to try to right a terrible wrong. Their first attempt fails—and their second attempt fails even harder. Left with the remains of their failed spells and more consequences than anyone could have predicted, each of them must find a way to live with their part of the story.

English Magic

Author : R. Royale
Publisher : Page Publishing Inc
ISBN 13 : 1682136043
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book English Magic written by R. Royale and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2015-08-21 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: R. Royale is the founder/creator of English Magic USA, a nonprofit organization in Dallas Texas where he’s originally from. The author’s educational background consists of business. Royale currently holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Dallas and an associates degree in Business Administration from Brookhaven College. Since 2004, Royale has taught “Oral Spoken Business English” courses at two universities, in many different training schools, at English learning institutions and in companies all around China. The author specialize in teaching spoken English from Beijing, Shanghai and farther south in Shenzhen. He has given numerous English lectures to many of the universities and institutions, starting in the north of China, on the topic, “American Pop-Culture” and “How To Improve Your Spoken English”. In 2009, Royale produced and hosted, along with a native Chinese co-host, an online show called, “Close Casting from China,” for Chinese wanting to learn spoken English. Royale developed and written a screenplay titled “The Only Black Tiger.” Royale is both an author and producer who enjoys songwriting as well as giving lectures. As for achievements and awards, he’s a member of ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers); a member of WGA (Writers Guild of America); a UCC (Uniform Code Council) member; and was awarded two English speech certificates from the English First (EF) training school in China. R. Royale was honored with a certified English Foreign-Expert teaching certificate which was issued by the Chinese Embassy. He owns a legal Chinese Trademark issued by Chinese Trademark Authorities in Beijing China to be used in the areas of book publishing, organizing competitions, trainings, education, entertainment, performances, production, live performances, gym and models for artists. Royale participated and won a few English competitions as the coach for his students in China’s CCTV contests in 2006 and 2007. And, he appeared on many local and national Chinese television and radio programs discussing English culture and English language learning.

The Magic Book

Author : Marcus Pfister
Publisher : Cheshire Studio Books
ISBN 13 : 9780735818736
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (187 download)

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Download or read book The Magic Book written by Marcus Pfister and published by Cheshire Studio Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While searching her magic book for a spell to conjure a dragon, a young wizard discovers that she, like the reader, can find magical creatures and bits of spells by folding the book different ways.