![]() ![]() Though married, Vicky Bird is haunted by some past romantic tragedy, in which Crowley is somehow implicated. A schoolboy in rural England, Arthur and his older brother become acquainted with the only Bohemian in the village: an impecunious poet known as Vicky Bird. ![]() The shadow of the infamous occultist Aleister Crowley - at the height of his dubious powers during this era - looms large across these pages. The young Arthur, like many young people of a non-conformist bent, finds himself drawn to the creepy and the supernatural. The ‘magic’ of the title quite literally refers to magic. Originally published in 1951, but set during the 1920s, the reader could be forgiven for expecting a tale of gilded English youth, lounging about the spires in a haze of privilege. The Magic of My Youth By Arthur Calder-Marshallĭon’t be fooled by the title of this gem from Arthur Calder-Marshall. ![]()
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