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Wizards: From Merlin to Faust by David McIntee is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Wizards: From Merlin to Faust about?
From the wise and mysterious soothsayer with his long grey beard to the deathless necromancer practicing his dark magics in a forgotten dungeon, wizards have captured our imaginations since the earliest days of human storytelling, presenting us with some of our greatest heroes and villains. This book collects the tales of the most interesting, popular, and important spell-casters from history, including such legendary figures as Merlin, Simon Magus, Hermes Trismegistus, Koschei the Deathless, Nicholas Flamel, Dr John Dee, and Johann Georg Faust. Written to appeal to the modern reader, each tale captures the drama, the tragedy, and the wonderment that has ensured that these stories have survived the passing centuries. Each story is also examined in its historical, mythological, and thaumaturgical contexts.
Who reads Wizards: From Merlin to Faust?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- David McIntee
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781472809087
- Category
- nonfiction
- Rating
- 3.79 / 5 (28 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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