Description
A non-fiction Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell -- the amazing true story of a notorious Victorian wizard
About the Author
Dr Peter Lamont is a Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, working on the history, theory and performance of magic. He is an award-winning magician and a former President of the Edinburgh Magic Circle. He has performed and lectured in several countries across the world.
Reviews
Lamont has conjured a fascinating story * SUNDAY TIMES *
[A] sprightly account * GUARDIAN *
Lamont, with equal amounts of erudition and charm, unpicks the extraordinary life of a man who, if he was a fraud, was the best fraud in the business... Along the way Lamont provides sardonic accounts of seances in this superb, ingenious biography. * SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY *
THE FIRST PSYCHIC must surely rank as the definitive work on the extraordinary life of Daniel Douglas Home... This book is peppered with the glitterati of the period. * SCOTS MAGAZINE *
Book Information
ISBN 9780349118253
Author Dr. Peter Lamont
Format Paperback
Page Count 336
Imprint Abacus
Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Weight(grams) 380g
Dimensions(mm) 198mm * 128mm * 14mm