Julian the Magician (Insomniac Library)

174 Pages·2004·4.85 MB·English

by  Gwendolyn MacEwen

J u l i an t he Magician
Other books in the Insomniac Library Series:
Gwendolyn MacEwen, King of Egypt, King of Dreams
G w e n d o l yn
M a c E w en
J u l i an t he M a g i c i an
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Text copyright © 2004 by the Estate of Gwendolyn MacEwen
Afterword copyright © 2004 by Carol Wilson
First published by Macmillan (Toronto) and Corinth Books (New York) in
1963. Insomniac Library edition 2004.
Series editor Richard Almonte
Interior design by Marijke Friesen
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National Library of Canada Cataloguing in Publication Data
MacEwen, Gwendolyn, 1941-1987.
Julian the magician / Gwendolyn MacEwen.
(Insomniac library; 1)
First published: Toronto : Macmillan, 1963.
ISBN 1-894663-57-8
I. Title. II. Series.
PS8525.E84J8 2004 C813'.54 C2003-907380-7
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Book Publishing Industry Development Program. We acknowledge the sup-
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For Mallory
with love
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JULIAN THE MAGICIAN
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... turning himself towards
the four corners of the world
and saying "iao, iao, iao!.."
iota, because the universe
hath gone forth;
alpha, because it will turn
itself back again;
omega, because the completion
of all the completeness will
take place.
—from the
Pistis Sophia