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"America in the 1920s is a nation obsessed with magic. Not just the kind performed in theaters and on stages across the country, but the magic of technology, science, and prosperity.
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Nostalgic, classical in form, epic and grave.
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- intimateepic
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the book
- Author
- Glen David Gold
- First published
- 2001
- Pages
- 483
- Publisher
- Sceptre Australia, Sceptre, Hodder & Stoughton Audio Books
- Editions
- 9
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780340794982
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First sentence
“He wasn't always a great magician.”
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