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# John Nevil Maskelyne

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John Nevil Maskelyne was an English stage magician and inventor of the pay toilet, along with other Victorian-era devices. He worked with magicians George Alfred Cooke and David Devant, and many of his illusions are still performed today. His book Sharps and Flats: A Complete Revelation of the Secre

##  Quotes by John Nevil Maskelyne

> [Magic consists of creating, by misdirection of the senses, the mental impression of supernatural agency at work. That, and only that, is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-nevil-maskelyne/magic-consists-of-creating-by-misdirection-of-the-senses-the-mental/)

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