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The Magician's Wife, published in 1997, was the last novel by the Northern Irish-Canadian writer Brian Moore. Set in 1856, it tells the story of a famous French magician (based on the real-life Jean-Eugene Robert-Houdin) who is despatched by Emperor Napoleon III to help France subdue the Arab population in war-torn Algeria. Reception
- Brian Moore
- 1997
Jul 27, 2015 · The Magician's Wife. Brian Moore. 3.09. 888 ratings122 reviews. Although her husband strives to satisfy the wishes of his emperor, Napoleon III, while living in North Africa, his wife Emmeline loses her desire to follow his lead and follows her new destiny despite her husband's wishes. Reprint.
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The Magician's Wife. By BRIAN MOORE Dutton. Read the Review. THE COLONEL LEFT THE HOUSE AT FIVE O'CLOCK. AS his carriage drove out towards the main gates Emmeline put down her petit point and...
Set in the 1850s amd based on an actual historical incident, The Magician's Wife is a rare glimpse at the beginnings of one hundred years of French rule in...
Jan 1, 1998 · In a bid to forestall a revolt, Napoleon III dispatches France's top magician, hoping an exhibition of his powers will impress rebellious sheiks with the superiority of European civilization. But the magician's wife--events are seen through her eyes--finds Arab civilization superior.
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- Brian Moore
Feb 1, 1999 · The Magician’s Wife follows Emmeline and her husband Henri as they are summoned by Napoleon III and subsequently sent to Algeria to help the French conquest of the country. The story is based loosely on the life of real life French magician Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin who, in 1856, was sent to Algeria to show the leaders of the ...
- Brian Moore
Emmeline is the young, lovely wife of Henri Lambert, a world-famous magician. But her secluded, bourgeois existence vanishes forever when she and her husband are summoned to the country estate of...
