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10 of the Best - Magical Books
The Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your DreamThe Alchemist: A Fable About Following Your Dream by Paulo Coelho
Buy new: £3.99 / Used from: £0.01
Everyone should read this book.
The Land of Green Ginger (Puffin Books)The Land of Green Ginger (Puffin Books) by Noel Langley
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1966 edition is the only one worth reading. Later editions are drastically abridged.
To Ride a Silver Broomstick: New Generation WitchcraftTo Ride a Silver Broomstick: New Generation Witchcraft by Silver RavenWolf
Buy new: £9.49 / Used from: £1.67
Proves that not all witches have warts on their nose!
500 British Ghosts and Hauntings500 British Ghosts and Hauntings by Sarah Hapgood
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Not technically magic but very fascinating. You can even go and visit each place...if you dare.
Enchantment of the Faerie RealmEnchantment of the Faerie Realm by Ted Andrews
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For real or just another metaphorical self-help book? You decide.
The Chronicles of Narnia: All seven Chronicles bound togetherThe Chronicles of Narnia: All seven Chronicles bound together by C. S. Lewis
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You have to love it. Harry Potter is good but this is the real McCoy. Older readers can look out for the Biblical metaphors.
Giant Book of FortuneGiant Book of Fortune
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Can be quite tough to read but I spent many a happy hour as an angst-ridden teenager consulting The Oracle.
The Arabian Nights: A Selection (Penguin Popular Classics)The Arabian Nights: A Selection (Penguin Popular Classics)
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Pretend to be Scheherazade and read them to anyone who will listen.
Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales (Penguin Popular Classics)Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales (Penguin Popular Classics)
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Indulge the inner-child but swot up on Celtic tradition first.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Book 1)Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Book 1) by J.K. Rowling
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Well he had to be here somewhere!