Hiding The Elephant

How Magicians Invented the Impossible

Jim Steinmeyer

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Arrow
01 December 2005

Conjuring & magic; History: specific events & topics

'A highly entertaining study of magic's Golden Age' (The Times). Simon Mayo and Independent Book of the Year and International Bestseller. The true story behind Jonathan Strange

This is the story of the Golden Age of magic and of the world's most legendary magicians- the eccentric personalities who patented the first ghost and competed fiendishly in the race to make things materialize, levitate and disappear.

We meet Harry Kellar, the ruthless thief of secrets who was the model for the Wizard of Oz, and PT Selbit, the first man to saw a woman in half on stage.

We meet John Nevil Maskelyne, whose Egyptian Theatre was a London institution for sixty years. Hiding the Elephant is the masterwork of a man who has dedicated his life to magic, who knows the tricks inside out, and still believes.

By: Jim Steinmeyer
Imprint: Arrow
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 284g
ISBN: 9780099476641
ISBN 10: 0099476649
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 01 December 2005
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Other merchandise
Publisher's Status: Active

Jim Steinmeyer has designed illusions for David Copperfield, Ricky Jay, Siegfried & Roy and Orson Welles, and for six Broadway shows including The Beauty and the Beast. A consultant for a six-part BBC documentary on the history of magic and producer of a Channel 4 documentary, he designed the illusions for Richard Eyre's Mary Poppins and is a contributing editor of Magic magazine.

Reviews for Hiding The Elephant: How Magicians Invented the Impossible

An extremely entertaining history of magic * Sunday Telegraph * Highly readable... fascinating... remarkable * The Mail * Steinmeyer's history of the golden age of stage magic was a dazzling read, and has given me a few ideas about how to keep the family entertained at Christmas -- Matthew Sweet * Independent * A highly entertaining study of magic's Golden Age * The Times * Highly readable ... fascinating ... A remarkable collection of strongly motivated egomaniacs and charlatans, all depicted in the boldest of colours * Marcus Berkman *