Black Magic by Marjorie Bowen

Black Magic by Marjorie Bowen

A rediscovered gothic classic with a groundbreaking, gender-nonconforming protagonist at its heart.

‘I do not sin,’ he smiled. ‘I am Sin’

In a quiet medieval city, alone in his shadowy chambers, Dirk Renswoude worships the devil. Then the wind brings the young scholar Theirry to his door. Could this beautiful man share his dark obsession? Under a hushed midnight sky, the pair swear themselves to the black arts, and to one another.

Yet Dirk shies away at the slightest touch. He will not discuss his past. As the duo hex their way across moonlit woodlands and learned cities, it becomes clear that Dirk will stop at nothing to live the life he desires, while concealing one precious secret.

'A subtle and complex thriller…Just don’t give away its secret' Washington Post

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'Demons! Spells! Satanic rituals! Love triangles! Ghosts and witches! Medieval opulence! Gruesome violence! THE ANTICHRIST! ...Flat-out, straight-up awesome.'

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'It was Miss Bowen’s apparent zest that made me want to writeOne could not read her without believing that to write was to live and to enjoy.' -- Graham Greene
The finest British woman writer of the uncanny of the last century -- Michael Dirda

Marjorie Bowen, born in 1885 as Margaret Gabrielle Vere Campbell, was a prolific British author, writing novels across the horror, romance and historical fiction genres, alongside essays and biographies. Widely celebrated in her day, with admirers including Mark Twain, Arthur Conan Doyle and Graham Greene, Bowen published her bestselling first novel, The Viper of Milan (1906), at twentyone years old, and went on to publish Black Magic (1909) at twenty-four years old. Supporting herself and her three sons by her pen, Bowen wrote over 150 books under various pseudonyms through the course of her life. Bowen died in 1952.

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ISBN 13	9781529956351
ISBN 10	1529956358
Title	Black Magic
Author	Marjorie Bowen
Series	Weird Girls
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Vintage Publishing
Year published	2025-09-04
Number of pages	384
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