Diccionario Del Mago / The Sorcerer's Companion, A Guide to the Magical World of Harry Potter

by Kronzek, Allan Zola

• ISBN13: 9789707100565
• ISBN10: 9707100567
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-05-01
• Publisher: Ediciones B

Summary

Curious readers can look up the magical tools and spells of Harry Potter's world in this volume, uncovering a wealth of entertaining information about the historical precedents for J. K. Rowling's stories. Wands and wizards, boggarts and broomsticks, hippogriffs and herbology, all have astonishing histories rooted in legend, literature, or real life events dating back hundreds or even thousands of years. Included are the origins of magic wands, love potions, books of spells, and invisibility cloaks, as well as descriptions of how to read tea leaves, who the real Merlin was, and how to get rid of pesky goblins.

Author Biography

Allan Zola Kronzek is a professional magician and educator who lectures on the history of magic and conjuring. A frequent visiting artist at elementary and middle schools, he is the author of A Book of Magic for Young Magicians: The Secrets of Alkazar. Elizabeth Kronzek is a writer, editor, and historian who received her master's degree in Renaissance history from Princeton University.