Ian Keable. Charles Dickens Magician: Conjuring in Life, Letters and Literature. Iankeable.co.uk, 2014. Pp. xviii+268.

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  • Andrew Rouse C.

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https://doi.org/10.15170/Focus/10.2016.9.108-110

Abstract

As Ian Keable may not be entirely familiar to literary scholars, some introduction may be necessary. Keable is a professional magician, Member of the Inner Magic Circle, and winner of the Magic Circle Comedy Award. He has published several books and been a presenter on BBC Radio 4 and is an accredited lecturer for the British Arts Society, specializing in Dickensian conjuring and eighteenth-century hoaxes. He writes a meticulous regular and informative monthly blog.

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2016-12-31

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Rouse C., A. (2016). Ian Keable. Charles Dickens Magician: Conjuring in Life, Letters and Literature. Iankeable.co.uk, 2014. Pp. xviii+268. FOCUS: Papers in English Literary and Cultural Studies, 10(1), 108–110. https://doi.org/10.15170/Focus/10.2016.9.108-110

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Vol. 10 No. 1 (2016): Issue on American Studies

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