Magic (Chesterton play)

Magic is a play by G. K. Chesterton presented by Kenelm Foss at The Little Theatre in London, on 7 November 1913.^[1]^{[full citation needed]} The play went on to influence Ingmar Bergman's film The Face.^[2]

References

^ Delphi Works of G. K. Chesterton (Illustrated) 1908909501 - 2013 "The play is in some ways a difficult one: we are left wondering whether or not Chesterton believes in magic; if he does, then the conjurer need not have been so upset that he had gained so much power of a psychic nature; if he does not, then the conjurer was a clever fraud or a brilliant hypnotist. One thing is quite certain, Chesterton brings out the weaknesses of the dialectic of the parson and doctor in a remarkable way; he makes us realise that there are some things we really know ..."
^ Birgitta Steene, Ingmar Bergman: A Reference Guide (Amsterdam Univ. Press, 2005), 534–35

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[1] Delphi Works of G. K. Chesterton (Illustrated) 1908909501 - 2013 "The play is in some ways a difficult one: we are left wondering whether or not Chesterton believes in magic; if he does, then the conjurer need not have been so upset that he had gained so much power of a psychic nature; if he does not, then the conjurer was a clever fraud or a brilliant hypnotist. One thing is quite certain, Chesterton brings out the weaknesses of the dialectic of the parson and doctor in a remarkable way; he makes us realise that there are some things we really know ..."

[2] Birgitta Steene, Ingmar Bergman: A Reference Guide (Amsterdam Univ. Press, 2005), 534–35

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Bibliography
Poetry	The Ballad of the White Horse (1911) "The Rolling English Road" (1913) "A Ballade of Suicide" (1915) "Lepanto" (1915)
Novels	The Napoleon of Notting Hill (1904) The Man Who Was Thursday (1908) The Ball and the Cross (1909) Manalive (1912) The Flying Inn (1914)
Short stories	The Club of Queer Trades (1905) "The Blue Cross" (1910) "The Hammer of God" (1911) The Man Who Knew Too Much (1922) The Incredulity of Father Brown (1926) The Poet and the Lunatics (1929) The Paradoxes of Mr. Pond (1936)
Non-fiction	Heretics (1905) Orthodoxy (1908) The New Jerusalem (1920) Fancies Versus Fads (1923) The Everlasting Man (1925)
Adaptations	Father Brown, Detective (1934) The Adventures of Father Brown (1945) Father Brown (1954) The Black Sheep (1960) He Can't Stop Doing It (1962) Father Brown (1966–1972) Father Brown (1974) Pfarrer Braun (2003–2014) Father Brown (2013–present) list of episodes Sister Boniface Mysteries (2022–present)
Others	Father Brown Flambeau G. K.'s Weekly Magic
Related	Frances Blogg (wife) Cecil Chesterton (brother) The Chesterton Review Chesterton Academy