This historic book is filled with David Devant's Magic and thoughts on performing.

Contents:



Introduction (S.H. Sharpe) -



Chapter I Card Magic - Misdirection of the SensesHow Cards are ForcedTricks with Forcing CardsThe Pass and the False Shuffle

Chapter II Card Magic (continued) - The Art of Palming CardsChanging a CardLa Carte Generale and How it is DoneThe Multitude of Cards Trick

Chapter III Billiard Ball Magic - Multiplication of Billiard BallsTransformation of Balls into EggsTransfers, Sleights, and Apparatus Used in Ball ConjuringSleightsApparent Transfer With PalmAparent Transfer With Finger-PalmApparent Transfer by Combination PalmPreparations

Chapter IV Billiard Ball Magic (continued) - How to Present a Billiard Ball IllusionThe Cup and Balls Trick: with transformation of Balls into Oranges

Chapter V Flower Magic - The Dream of the Dove IllusionFlower MaterialisationBautier's Flower Trick: Devant's versionProducing Blooms from Seedshe Mascot MothThe Electric Conservatory and The Beast Who Turns into a Prince

Chapter VI Opening Illusions - Producing a Rabbit from a Top HatImportance of Details: How Maskelyne Began

Chapter VII Mechanical Magic - The Golliwog BallJuggling with MilkThe Paper, Ribbon and Flag Trick explained

Chapter VIII Famous Illusions Revealed -

Chapter IX More Famous Illusions - Beau BrocadeThe New Page-BoyThe Mystery of the Magic Mirror

Chapter X Egg Magic - A Boy, a Girl, and Some EggsHatching a Chicken from an EggThe Egg-Bag Trick Improved

Chapter XI The Indian Rope Trick - A Stage Version of this Mythical Illusion Presented and Explained

Chapter XII Magical Mysteries - The Window of the Haunted HouseThe Ink that Becomes WaterThe Chocolate Soldier Illusion or The Man who Diminishes

Chapter XIII More Magical Mysteries - The Obliging Kettle: Wines and Liqueurs from a KettleThe Burmese Gong IllusionThe Magician who Vanishes Himself

Chapter XIV Magical Sketches - St. Valentine's Eve, or The Envelope which Becomes a GirlThe Enchanted Hive IllusionThe Great Ghost Trick

Chapter XV Masterpieces of Magic - Borrowed Bill Shot Into CandleBiff, or The Disappearing Motor-CyclistThe Gnome's GrotThe Educated Fly Illusion

Chapter XVI Mental Magic - Thought-Reading ExtraordinaryArticles and ActionsThe Secrets of Mental MagnetismTranslucidation, or The Blindfold Letter-Reader

Chapter XVII Three Unproduced Illusions - The Advent of Peter PanTransformationThe Cage of Good Luck

Chapter XVIII Creating an Illusion - Ideas and EffectsA Novel IllusionThe Man who Makes MoneyMisrepresentation

Chapter XIX Some Awkward Moments - In the Eyes of the LawAn Unexpected WettingThe Gunpowder Plot

Chapter XX Magic of My Contemporaries - A New Method for the Spirit Slates (Oswald Williams)The Card and Tack Trick (Horace Goldin)Invisible Dye (Douglas Dexter)A New Thought-Wave Experiment (H. Park Shackleton)Surprising Finish to Cigarette Production (Len Burnell)The Spirit Message (G. W. Eade)