The Secret Arts (Enchanted World)

by Time-Life Books, Ellen Galford (Editor)

Enchanted World (20)

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Contains tales and myths concerning magic, charms, occult inscriptions, and other occult methods of enchantment.

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This is a wonderful series, beautifully illustrated, and selections fitting the subtitle. A Bibliography, Picture Credits, and Acknowledgements appear at the end of each book. There are far too many to enter singularly.

This book has 7 chapters with appropriate tales:
Chapter One: The Power of the Word
Chapter One: The Power of the Word
Chapter Two: Decoding Destiny
Chapter Three: Arcane Harmonies
Chapter Four: The Witch's Kitchen
Chapter Five: Lapidary Lore
Chapter Six: Mirrors and Metals
Chapter Seven: A Magician's Arsenal

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The Secret Arts (Enchanted World) (Enchanted World)
First words
Insatiable in their lust for knowledge, the practitioners of magic yearned to see beyond the tangible world, to learn the secret laws that governed the fates of souls and nations.
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(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Behind them, they left the sorcerer-lord, blinded, belittled, bereft of power, and vanquished by the might of faith and the help of virtuous magic.

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Fiction and Literature
DDC/MDS
823.010837Literature & rhetoricEnglish & Old English literaturesEnglish fictionBy typeShort storiesCollectionsThemes and subjects
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GR500 .S38Geography, Anthropology and RecreationFolkloreFolkloreBy subjectSupernatural beings, demonology, fairies, ghosts,

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