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100 1 _aMatson, Norman,
_d1893-1965
245 1 0 _aFlecker's magic
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2025
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2025-03-10
508 _aHannah Wilson, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Books project.)
520 _a"Flecker's Magic" by Norman Matson is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story centers around Spike Flecker, a struggling painter in Paris, who grapples with despair as he faces artistic failure, a lack of support from family, and feelings of loneliness. As he navigates the murky waters of his life, he encounters a mysterious girl who claims to be a witch, offering him the ability to grant wishes, setting the stage for a tale filled with magic and self-discovery. The opening of the novel introduces Spike Flecker as he wanders through a dreary Parisian day, weighed down by his lack of success and his unfulfilled dreams. Cold and miserable, he reflects on his failures in art and life, contemplating self-harm. His thoughts are interrupted by a mysterious girl, who introduces herself as a witch and offers him a chance to wish for anything he desires. This encounter ignites the story, leading Spike to wrestle with the implications of his desires and the nature of happiness as he has just a few days to decide what he truly wants in life. The intriguing blend of his artistic aspirations, existential musings, and the allure of magic draws readers into Flecker's world of enchanting possibilities. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cNew York: Boni & Liveright, 1926
653 _aFantasy fiction
653 _aWishes -- Fiction
653 _aParis (France) -- Fiction
653 _aMan-woman relationships -- Fiction
653 _aWitches -- Fiction
653 _aAmericans -- France -- Fiction
653 _aPainters -- Fiction
856 4 _uhttps://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.301818&seq=9
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/75585
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