First published in 1924, Dulcie Deamer's witchcraft novel, The Devil's Saint, has recently been reprinted by Ramble House with my 2014 Wormwood article about the author as the introduction. Deamer was a writer, occultist and all-round Bohemian, a fixture in the Kings Cross literary scene in the 1920s, 30s and beyond. Certainly her occult interests are highlighted in this book, which includes all sorts of magical lore from her wide reading on the subject. It's also a racy love story that ends on an up-beat note. A portion of it was reprinted as a short story in an Australian literary magazine illustrated by Norman Lindsay, and previously posted on Wormwoodiana.
commonplace book : december 2024
3 days ago
Definitely added to my Reading List! Thank you.
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