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Excerpt from Persimmons: A Story for Boys and Girls and Men and Women, Who Have Not Forgotten Their School DaysIs it a truly true story? This is the first question that most boys and girls will ask about Persimmons. Let me assure you, my young friends, that Persimmons is a real character. Carl Brown and the other characters are real characters. The center piece of each chapter is actual experience, only the fringe or border of each is fiction....

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The late Victorian period witnessed the remarkable revival of magical practice and belief. Butler examines the individuals, institutions and literature associated with this revival and demonstrates how Victorian occultism provided an alternative to the tightening camps of science and religion in a social environment that nurtured magical beliefs.

The late Victorian period witnessed the remarkable revival of magical practice and belief. Butler examines the individuals, institutions and literature associated with this revival and demonstrates how Victorian occultism provided an alternative to the tightening camps of science and religion in a social environment that nurtured magical beliefs.