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Shawn L. Bird 
mesmerism for the masses February 21, 2012
Tags: alan bradley, flavia de luce, I am half-sick of shadows, shakespeare
Theater, I suppose, is a form of mass mesmerism, and if that’s the case, Shakespeare…was surely one of the greatest hypnotists who ever lived.
(Alan Bradley, I am Half-sick of Shadows. p.119)
Gotta love the brilliance of Flavia de Luce!
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