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Harry Leat presents a great selection of cartoons with a magical theme, many of which reveal a universal truth. They will make you think, just as they will make you laugh. Harry also continues his stories from Forty Years in & around Magic.
1st edition, 1927, Harry Leat, London; 95 pages.
- Truth
- Your Mirror
- Introduction
- A Good Opening
- The First "Palm"
- "See the Thread"
- Not for Magicians
- The Flying Candle
- Apparatus and Books
- Chemical Magic
- New Apparatus
- A Great Future
- Fakirism
- Dreams and Reality
- Telepathy
- Refined Magic
- "Uncle"
- Mr. Charles Conyers
- Mr. Wilfrid Jonson
- The Modern Conjurer
- The Good Old Days
- Circumstances Alter Cases
- The Woman Who Wouldn't
- Bewildered
- Lido Magic
- Union Magician
- Sheffield
- The Angel
- The President
- How to become a Handcuff King
- A Fine Figure
- A Man of Letters
- Mr. Frank Staff
- The Butler
- Good Health Gentlemen
- Kill Him Someone!
- Afternoon Tea
- Doctor Leat
- Ideas
- Burglars
- Stage Fright
- The World's Greatest Exposer
- Cartoons
- Dr. Nix
- Mr. Louis Nikola
- Mr. Douglas Williams
- Mr. Herbert J. Collings
- Mr. Chris Van Bern
- Mr. Wilford Hutchinson
- The Message
- Hands Are Empty
- The Hindoo Rope Vision
- The "International" Magician
- "The Gawd-Darned Amateur"
- The Best Flying Original
- A "Bright" Idea
- "Now Open It"
- The Servante
- On and Off
- Drama or Comedy
- Finish
- The House of Quality
word count: 7419 which is equivalent to 29 standard pages of text