Ellis StanyonWilliam Ellis Stanyon (1870-1951), was born in Leicestershire, England, and started his first periodical known as 'Stanyon's Serials' in 1899. A year later he published-edited Stanyon's Magic. In the first issue of that journal, he stated that it wasintention to "popularize the Art of Sleight of Hand." He succeeded, and his fame spread across the Atlantic to America, where this book was first published. Read More Read Less