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Record Nr.

UNINA9910786467603321

Autore

PhotiadeÌs Constantin

Titolo

Count Cagliostro : an authentic story of a mysterious life / / Constantin PhotiadeÌs

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Abingdon [England] : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-136-20524-1

0-203-04046-5

1-283-84731-0

1-136-20516-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (293 p.)

Collana

The Kegan Paul library of arcana

Disciplina

130.92

Soggetti

Occultists - Italy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First published in 2005 by Kegan Paul International."--T.p. verso.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; COUNT CAGLIOSTRO: AN AUTHENTIC STORY OF A MYSTERIOUS LIFE; Copyright; PREFACE; CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; I CAGLIOSTRO'S BIOGRAPHER; II THE DISCIPLE'S REVERIE; III CAGLIOSTRO AT ROVERETO; IV EARLY LIFE AND ADVENTURES; V THE EMERGENCE OF CAGLIOSTRO; VI TRAVELS IN GERMANY AND EASTERN EUROPE; VII THREE YEARS AT STRASBOURG; VIII THE GRAND COPHTE AND THE GRAND MISTRESS; IX THE QUEEN'S NECKLACE; X THE BASTILLE; XI ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME; XII A PRISON IN THE SKY

Sommario/riassunto

This is an engaging account of the life of Count Cagliostro, who donned such varied personas as magician, alchemist, colonel, swindler, mythical priest and founder of Egyptian masonry. Photiades details the Count's life from its humble beginnings in Palermo to his adventures in Europe and finally his demise in a remote fortress.