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Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring

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This "how-to" book covers everything for the 1800's illusionist, from stage presence & dress, program and stage arrangement, to how to do tricks with cards, coins, watches, rings, handkerchiefs, dominoes and dice, cups and balls, hats, and other apparatus. "I have purposely limited my disclosures to such illusions as have been sufficiently long before the public to be fairly regarded as common property. Within this limit I have endeavored to make my explanations as complete as possible; but to go beyond it would be to infringe a moral copyright, and to deprive gentlemen to whom Modern Magic is especially indebted, of the well-earned fruits of their labor and invention." - Summary by TriciaG

Proof-Listeners: Joyful in MN, Billl Boerst (19 hr 8 min)

Chapters

Introduction

22:24

Read by Bill Boerst

General Principles of Sleight-of-Hand Applicable to Card Tricks, Part 1

27:30

Read by Little Tee

General Principles of Sleight-of-Hand Applicable to Card Tricks, Part 2

22:10

Read by Lynne T

General Principles of Sleight-of-Hand Applicable to Card Tricks, Part 3

11:57

Read by KHand

Card Tricks with Ordinary Cards, and Not Requiring Sleight-of-Hand, Part 1

21:13

Read by Bill Boerst

Card Tricks with Ordinary Cards, and Not Requiring Sleight-of-Hand, Part 2

19:47

Read by Bill Boerst

Tricks Involving Sleight-of-Hand, or the Use of Specially Prepared Cards, Part 1

23:20

Read by Bill Boerst

Tricks Involving Sleight-of-Hand, or the Use of Specially Prepared Cards, Part 2

20:56

Read by Bill Boerst

Tricks Involving Sleight-of-Hand, or the Use of Specially Prepared Cards, Part 3

21:47

Read by Bill Boerst

Tricks Involving Sleight-of-Hand, or the Use of Specially Prepared Cards, Part 4

24:32

Read by Bill Boerst

Tricks Involving Sleight-of-Hand, or the Use of Specially Prepared Cards, Part 5

21:38

Read by Bill Boerst

Tricks Involving Sleight-of-Hand, or the Use of Specially Prepared Cards, Part 6

19:09

Read by Bill Boerst

Tricks Involving Sleight-of-Hand, or the Use of Specially Prepared Cards, Part 7

14:07

Read by Bill Boerst

Card Tricks Requiring Special Apparatus, Part 1

24:52

Read by Bill Boerst

Card Tricks Requiring Special Apparatus, Part 2

17:08

Read by Bill Boerst

Card Tricks Requiring Special Apparatus, Part 3

18:01

Read by Bill Boerst

Principles of Sleight-of-Hand More Especially Applicable to Coin Tricks

21:48

Read by Richard Shipp

Tricks With Coin Without Apparatus, Part 1

15:55

Read by KHand

Tricks With Coin Without Apparatus, Part 2

14:47

Read by KHand

Tricks With Coin Without Apparatus, Part 3

12:00

Read by KHand

Tricks with Coin Requiring Special Apparatus, Part 1

23:05

Read by Lynne T

Tricks with Coin Requiring Special Apparatus, Part 2

29:24

Read by ashleighjane

Tricks with Coin Requiring Special Apparatus, Part 3

31:15

Read by ashleighjane

Tricks with Watches

29:52

Read by Bev J Stevens

Tricks with Rings

30:52

Read by katetastrophe

Tricks with Handkerchiefs, Part 1

23:20

Read by Lynne T

Tricks with Handkerchiefs, Part 2

27:33

Read by Lynne T

Tricks with Handkerchiefs, Part 3

23:05

Read by Lucy Park

Tricks with Dominoes and Dice

14:25

Read by Megan Clavie-Parker

The Cups and Balls, Part 1

22:28

Read by April Walters

The Cups and Balls, Part 2

25:10

Read by April Walters

Ball Tricks Requiring Special Apparatus

25:06

Read by Shelley Stephen

Hat Tricks

26:14

Read by Wendy Almeida

Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 1

20:32

Read by S R Colon

Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 2

20:18

Read by KHand

Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 3

26:40

Read by TriciaG

Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 4

22:03

Read by TriciaG

Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 5

25:22

Read by TriciaG

Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 6

20:17

Read by TriciaG

Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 7

18:22

Read by KHand

Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 8

19:52

Read by TriciaG

Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 9

16:06

Read by Brian Mansi

Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 10

20:15

Read by Blaze Dragon

Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 11

31:35

Read by Lynne T

Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 12

28:27

Read by TriciaG

Stage Tricks, Part 1

20:12

Read by KHand

Stage Tricks, Part 2

18:47

Read by KHand

Stage Tricks, Part 3

22:37

Read by Lynne T

Stage Tricks, Part 4

22:30

Read by Caroline Shapiro

Stage Tricks, Part 5

27:10

Read by TriciaG

Stage Tricks, Part 6

17:04

Read by Blaze Dragon

Concluding Observations

23:47

Read by Lynne T