Secrets of Magic by Will Goldston

This was Goldston's first magic publication, a mix of magic, some juggling, and a bit of other variety arts such as shadowgraphy and chapeaugraphy.

From the Introduction:

• Introduction
• The Wedding Ring passed through a Handkerchief
• The Candle and Handkerchief Illusion
• The Devo Card Trick
• The Burnt Handkerchief Restored
• The Mahatma Card Divination Illusion
• The Magic Cone
• Crystal Box and Handkerchiefs
• The Mahatma Paper and Cigar Trick
• Valuable Chemistry Secrets
• The Jenkyn's Card Change
• New Coin Illusion
• Novel Flag or Handkerchief Trick
• The Vanishing Bird Cage
• The "Mahatma" Flag and Candle Illusion
• The Laurie Flying Glass and Fluid Illusion
• The Mysterious Cross
• New Canary Bird Trick
• New Revolving Servante
• Effective Coin Vanish
• New Sum Trick
• Cards, Coins, and Glass Illusion
• Latest Paper Tearing Trick
• The Lee Bullet Illusion
• Harry Houdini, "Champion Gaol Breaker and King of Locks."
• Houdini Performs an Astounding Feat
• Method to open Handcuffs without a Key
• The Famous Spirit Collar Trick
• Vanishing Lady on Horse's back
• The Sybil Key Mystery
• Mr. Martin Chapender
• An Improved Torn Card Trick
• The Changing Billiard Ball and Handkerchief
• The Four Sympathetic Lady Friends
• Mr. Horace Goldin
• The Bodiless Lady illusion
• A Celebrated Entertainer
• New Card and Cigarette Trick
• The Three Wonderful Cards
• The New Card Trick
• The best methods of Dealing Seconds
• Indian Jugglery
• Newest Wine and Water Trick
• New Sensational Card Trick
• Coloured Sands of Enchantment
• New Programme, Ring, and Envelopes Trick
• The Vanishing Performer Trick
• Spirit Writing
• The Mystic Celery Glass
• The only Trick in Spiritualism that has fooled me
• Latest Coin Illusion
• Ventriloquism
• Smoke Pictures
• Paper Manipulating
• Paper Folding
• "Chapeaugraphy," or Twenty-five Heads under one Hat
• Lesson on Hypnotism
• Stage Hypnotism
• The Great Everhart
• Hand Shadows
• A Popular Acting Manager
• Elocution
• The Art of Making-up
• Items of Interest

1st edition 1903, 112 pages; PDF 105 pages.
word count: 35811 which is equivalent to 143 standard pages of text