Because George Chance, whose first memoir we are privileged to publish herein, is such an essentially modest man, we feel impelled to say a few words about him on our own account.
Writing about himself, he has naturally been prevented by his modesty from doing full justice to his great attainments in the twin fields which he has combined and made his own--criminology and magic.
We hope he will pardon us, therefore, if we do a little blowing on his own horn.
George Chance, Magician, m.