About Sydney W. Clarke
Lived 1864 – 1940 (aged 75–76). Sydney W. Clarke was a British writer.
Sydney Wrangel Clarke (1864 - 1940) was a British lawyer and magic historian.
He is most well known for his book The Annals of Conjuring. It was originally published in the Magic Wand magazine (1924–1928). Four book copies were printed in 1929, making original copies excessively rare. It was reprinted in 1983 and 2001.
He was the chairman of the council for The Magic Circle, a position he held until 1935.
Publications
The Bibliography of Conjuring and Kindred Deceptions (1920) The Annals of Conjuring (1929, 1983, 2001)
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Who was Sydney W. Clarke?
British lawyer and magic historian
When was Sydney W. Clarke born?
Sydney W. Clarke was born in 1864.
When did Sydney W. Clarke die?
Sydney W. Clarke died in 1940.
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Sydney W. Clarke was a writer.
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Sydney W. Clarke was British.
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