Lives of the Necromancers

Lives of the necromancers or An account of the most eminent persons in successive ages who have claimed for themselves or to whom has been imputed by others the exercise of magical powers (1834) was the final book written by English journalist, political philosopher and novelist William Godwin. The book concerns paranormal legends from western and Middle Eastern history. In 1835 it was reviewed by Edgar Allan Poe of the Southern Literary Messenger.[1]

Lives of the Necromancers
AuthorWilliam Godwin
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMagicians
Published1834
Media typePrint
ISBN1153638215
OCLC606221214

References

  1. Una Pope-Hennessy (1934). Edgar Allan Poe, 1809-1849: A Critical Biography. Haskell House. p. 176.

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