Vance Barnum
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An adventure story merged with magic trick instructions.
Joe Strong was the son of Professor Morretti, a famous magician, and Madame Hortense, an equally famous bareback circus rider. Unfortunately, Joe's parents died while he was still a child. He was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Blackford, who had not particularly high opinions of circus performers. Thus, ultimately, Joe decided to run away and become the assistant of the magician Professor Roselle, where he learns the art of magic. Mixed into the magic instructions are exciting stories of an exploding firework factory, daring rescues, burglaries,...