Modern Magic: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring
Professor Hoffman
Play
Length 19 h 9 min
Chapters 52
First published 1904
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
Chapters
1
Introduction Read by Bill Boerst 22:24
2
General Principles of Sleight-of-Hand Applicable to Card Tricks, Part 1 Read by Little Tee 27:30
3
General Principles of Sleight-of-Hand Applicable to Card Tricks, Part 2 Read by Lynne T 22:10
4
General Principles of Sleight-of-Hand Applicable to Card Tricks, Part 3 Read by KHand 11:57
5
Card Tricks with Ordinary Cards, and Not Requiring Sleight-of-Hand, Part 1 Read by Bill Boerst 21:13
6
Card Tricks with Ordinary Cards, and Not Requiring Sleight-of-Hand, Part 2 Read by Bill Boerst 19:47
7
Tricks Involving Sleight-of-Hand, or the Use of Specially Prepared Cards, Part 1 Read by Bill Boerst 23:20
8
Tricks Involving Sleight-of-Hand, or the Use of Specially Prepared Cards, Part 2 Read by Bill Boerst 20:56
9
Tricks Involving Sleight-of-Hand, or the Use of Specially Prepared Cards, Part 3 Read by Bill Boerst 21:47
10
Tricks Involving Sleight-of-Hand, or the Use of Specially Prepared Cards, Part 4 Read by Bill Boerst 24:32
11
Tricks Involving Sleight-of-Hand, or the Use of Specially Prepared Cards, Part 5 Read by Bill Boerst 21:38
12
Tricks Involving Sleight-of-Hand, or the Use of Specially Prepared Cards, Part 6 Read by Bill Boerst 19:09
13
Tricks Involving Sleight-of-Hand, or the Use of Specially Prepared Cards, Part 7 Read by Bill Boerst 14:07
14
Card Tricks Requiring Special Apparatus, Part 1 Read by Bill Boerst 24:52
15
Card Tricks Requiring Special Apparatus, Part 2 Read by Bill Boerst 17:08
16
Card Tricks Requiring Special Apparatus, Part 3 Read by Bill Boerst 18:01
17
Principles of Sleight-of-Hand More Especially Applicable to Coin Tricks Read by Richard Shipp 21:48
18
Tricks With Coin Without Apparatus, Part 1 Read by KHand 15:55
19
Tricks With Coin Without Apparatus, Part 2 Read by KHand 14:47
20
Tricks With Coin Without Apparatus, Part 3 Read by KHand 12:00
21
Tricks with Coin Requiring Special Apparatus, Part 1 Read by Lynne T 23:05
22
Tricks with Coin Requiring Special Apparatus, Part 2 Read by ashleighjane 29:24
23
Tricks with Coin Requiring Special Apparatus, Part 3 Read by ashleighjane 31:15
24
Tricks with Watches Read by Bev J Stevens 29:52
25
Tricks with Rings Read by katetastrophe 30:52
26
Tricks with Handkerchiefs, Part 1 Read by Lynne T 23:20
27
Tricks with Handkerchiefs, Part 2 Read by Lynne T 27:33
28
Tricks with Handkerchiefs, Part 3 Read by Lucy Park 23:05
29
Tricks with Dominoes and Dice Read by Megan Clavie-Parker 14:25
30
The Cups and Balls, Part 1 Read by April Walters 22:28
31
The Cups and Balls, Part 2 Read by April Walters 25:10
32
Ball Tricks Requiring Special Apparatus Read by Shelley Stephen 25:06
33
Hat Tricks Read by Wendy Almeida 26:14
34
Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 1 Read by S R Colon 20:32
35
Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 2 Read by KHand 20:18
36
Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 3 Read by TriciaG 26:40
37
Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 4 Read by TriciaG 22:03
38
Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 5 Read by TriciaG 25:22
39
Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 6 Read by TriciaG 20:17
40
Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 7 Read by KHand 18:22
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Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 8 Read by TriciaG 19:52
42
Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 9 Read by Brian Mansi 16:06
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Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 10 Read by Blaze Dragon 20:15
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Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 11 Read by Lynne T 31:35
45
Miscellaneous Tricks, Part 12 Read by TriciaG 28:27
46
Stage Tricks, Part 1 Read by KHand 20:12
47
Stage Tricks, Part 2 Read by KHand 18:47
48
Stage Tricks, Part 3 Read by Lynne T 22:37
49
Stage Tricks, Part 4 Read by Caroline Shapiro 22:30
50
Stage Tricks, Part 5 Read by TriciaG 27:10
51
Stage Tricks, Part 6 Read by Blaze Dragon 17:04
52
Concluding Observations Read by Lynne T 23:47
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