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The old and the new magic (1906)

Evans, Henry Ridgely, b. 1861 · Chicago : The Open court Pub. Co.; [etc., etc.] · leaf 108

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tion and his mad lovefor Marie Antoinette had rendered him an easy dupe to themachinations of the band of sharpers. But how about Cagli-ostro? The essayist Greeven seems to think that the alchemistwas more or less mixed up in the swindle. He sums up thesuspicions as follows: First, his… … Madame de la Mottes Escape. (After an English print of 1790.) the Countess for the purpose of deceiving the Cardinal, in con-nection with the Queen. M. Frantz Funck-Brentano writes: The idea of impli-cating Cagliostro in the intrigue had been conceived, as Georgelsays, with diabolical cunning. If…

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