Keable, Ian. The Century of Deception: The Birth of the Hoax in Eighteenth-Century England. London: The Westbourne Press, 2021. 305 pp. 978-1-908- 90644-1

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  • Andrew C. Rouse

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https://doi.org/10.15170/Focus.13.2022.1.111-113

Abstract

A much-awaited new volume (with a pre-publication option) by Ian Keable made its way to the physical and online stores last year. Those who have already savoured Keable’s book on the life and magic of Charles Dickens (Charles Dickens Magician: Conjuring in Life, Letters and Literature, 2014, privately published) will already know him as more than a professional magician, indeed a multiple award-winning inner member of the Magic Circle, but a wordsmith of some considerable talent and a meticulous researcher. His monthly newsletter demonstrates how he can pitch his prose according to the task in hand with literary sleight of hand. This is enjoyable as well as informative reading. 

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2022-09-01

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C. Rouse, A. (2022). Keable, Ian. The Century of Deception: The Birth of the Hoax in Eighteenth-Century England. London: The Westbourne Press, 2021. 305 pp. 978-1-908- 90644-1. FOCUS: Papers in English Literary and Cultural Studies, 13(1), 111–113. https://doi.org/10.15170/Focus.13.2022.1.111-113

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Vol. 13 No. 1 (2022): Interwar Modernisms in Contexts; Their Predecessors and Legacy

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