Count CagliostroThis 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. |
Contents
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | 9 |
I CAGLIOSTROS BIOGRAPHER | 11 |
II THE DISCIPLES REVERIE | 23 |
III CAGLIOSTRO AT ROVERETO | 40 |
IV EARLY LIFE AND ADVENTURES | 57 |
V THE EMERGENCE OF CAGLIOSTRO | 85 |
VI TRAVELS IN GERMANY AND EASTERN EUROPE | 98 |
VII THREE YEARS AT STRASBOURG | 127 |
VIII THE GRAND COPHTE AND THE GRAND MISTRESS | 160 |
IX THE QUEENS NECKLACE | 190 |
X THE BASTILLE | 211 |
XI ALL ROADS LEAD TO ROME | 236 |
XII A PRISON IN THE SKY | 270 |
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