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Medical Meddlers, Mediums & Magicians

The Victorian Age of Credulity

By (author) Dr Keith Souter
Format: Hardback
Publisher: The History Press Ltd, Stroud, United Kingdom
Published: 1st Mar 2012
Dimensions: w 139mm h 224mm d 21mm
Weight: 380g
ISBN-10: 075246115X
ISBN-13: 9780752461151
Barcode No: 9780752461151
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Synopsis
The Victorians had a thirst for knowledge. This drove them to explore the unchartered corners of the world, plumb the unfathomable depths of science, discover evolution and create some of the engineering and architectural marvels of the world. Yet this open-mindedness also at times made them utterly gullible. Because of their closeness to disease and the ever-present threat of their own mortality, it was inevitable that they would be open to the claims of quacks who promised all kinds of panaceas, and to mediums who offered a means of communicating with the dead. So too did it make them eager for diversion and entertainment by the conjurers and illusionists of the great music halls. Strangely, it was through the magic-making skill of the conjurers that the activities of many of the tricksters and fraudulent mediums finally came to be exposed. Medical Meddlers, Mediums & Magicians is a box of delights for all students of Victoriana.

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