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) Armed with only his wits and his diary

A veterinary student who almost earned his degree

giving a clear guide as to which shade of crayon or paint to use when colouring in the outlined images throughout the book

and has become the nation's most loved book about Britain

poets and painters

The Illusions 9780141373904 ) Armed with only hisBristol, 1896. Used to scarping a living as the young assistant to an ageing con artist, Cecily Marsden's life is turned upside down when her master suddenly dies. Believing herself to blame, could young Cec somehow have powers she little understands? Meanwhile, Eadie Carleton, a pioneering early filmmaker, struggles for her talent to be taken seriously, and a brilliant young magician, George Perris, begins to see the potential in moving pictures. As