The Art of Fortune Telling, by Cards
- Title
- The Art of Fortune Telling, by Cards
- Description
- A chapbook on fortune telling printed in Bideford, Devon, around 1840. It has eye‑catching blue paper covers, with the title on the front and an image of Mother Shipton, a fortune‑teller popular in folklore, on the back. Inside, it describes the prophetic meanings of cards in a standard deck, from the ace of clubs promising wealth and prosperity to the deuce of spades signifying a coffin. The chapbook reflects the period’s fascination with prophecies and fortune‑telling, and with learning to practise them oneself.
- Publication Place
- Bideford
- Publisher
- J. Wilson
- Date
- around 1840
- Format
- Chapbook
- Century
- 19th
- Subject
- Fortune-telling
- Magic tricks