The Shakespeare Experiment: Luxury Mind Reading Book Test by Miracle Factory

The Shakespeare Experiment: The Ultimate Mind Reading Book Test

The Shakespeare Experiment by Miracle Factory elevates mentalism to an art form, presenting what many consider the most sophisticated mind-reading book effect ever conceived. This luxurious, intricately gaffed edition of William Shakespeare’s Complete Works empowers you to perform astounding feats of perception, effortlessly divining words, phrases, or entire passages chosen by a spectator from any page they open.

Unparalleled Craftsmanship and Authenticity

Designed for both the discerning collector and the professional entertainer, this limited edition book (one of only 1000 individually numbered copies worldwide) is a masterclass in design and deceptive engineering. Key features include:

• Premium Construction: An impressive 816 pages, meticulously hardbound in luxurious leather with exquisite gold foil stamping.
• Lavish Details: Gilt-edged, satin-finish paper, a distinctive ribbon bookmark, a tipped-in color frontispiece, and over forty beautiful Gustave Doré engravings.
• Authentic Appearance: Despite being engineered with advanced gimmicks, the book maintains the look and feel of a genuine, high-quality antique edition of Shakespeare’s classic plays and sonnets.

Effortless Performance, Undetectable Methods

Experience true freedom in your performance. The Shakespeare Experiment bypasses common, restrictive book test methods, providing a seamless and utterly baffling experience for your audience:

• No Compromises: Eliminates forces, fishing, guiding to specific words, spelling-bee anagrams, breaks, glimpses, or additional props. The performer never needs to touch the book.
• Instant & Repeatable: Achieve instant readings of multiple words or complete passages. The effect is immediately repeatable with different outcomes, ensuring maximum deception.
• Versatile Routines: Integrated features allow for customizable comedic, romantic, or dramatic presentations. Gimmicks are cleverly embedded within the plays, Sonnets, glossary, and even the illustrations.
• Advanced Deception: Incorporates several distinct, clever methods that can be combined for truly baffling routines, ensuring spectators cannot deduce your technique.
• Bonus Features: Includes a secret Elizabethan Dirty Words feature and a gimmicked Shakespearean lexicon within “The Trick Glossary.”

Acclaimed by Masters of Mentalism

This product has garnered high praise from leading figures in mentalism. Michael Weber hails it as “Perhaps the finest mind reading book effect ever printed,” while Max Maven states, “William Shakespeare wrote, ‘I am not bound to please thee with my answers.’ But this book is – literally!” Jeff McBride calls it “a great idea that will make you look very, very smart,” with Andy Nyman declaring it “staggering.” Levent notes the “real beauty lies in the addition of the gimmicked graphic elements, which open a whole new avenue to book-test mentalism.”

The Shakespeare Experiment is easy to learn and perform, delivering breathtaking mentalism without any suspicious moves. It comes complete with a comprehensive instruction manual and optional performance accessories, ready to elevate your act to an unparalleled level of sophistication and mystery.

Product Specifications

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Miracle Factory – The Shakespeare Experiment (Complete Works of William Shakespeare Book)



Perhaps the finest mind reading book effect ever printed.



It’s the ultimate luxury in mentalism.



Effect



“A book test with The Complete Works of Shakespeare， you say? Verily. Instead of being Much Ado About Nothing， here is an approach which demands the performer use a book – and what a book it is. It seems carefully prepared so as not to be the Comedy of Errors that so many recent book tests have turned out to be. Measure for Measure， this is one of the cleverest and most useful tests of late. They say that “All’s Well That Ends Well，” and if that is true， the routine for which the book was designed is all well indeed. If you are looking for a beautiful object， a powerful effect and a “novel” method， you will find this very special book to be As You Like It.” – Michael Weber



“William Shakespeare wrote， ‘I am not bound to please thee with my answers.’ But this book is – literally!” – Max Maven



“This is the stuff that dreams are made of! The Miracle Factory raises the bar and the Bard. A great idea that will make you look very， very smart.” – Jeff McBride



“This is staggering， just staggering.” – Andy Nyman



“The Shakespeare Experiment is a beautifully crafted product. But to me， the real beauty lies in the addition of the gimmicked graphic elements， which open a whole new avenue to book-test mentalism.” – Levent



“It’s the motherf***** of all book tests!” – Lee Asher



LIMITED EDITION OF 1000 COPIES



Lavish quality for the collector， designed for the professional

Looks like a genuine Complete Works of William Shakespeare

…but it’s gaffed to the hilt!



Impressive 800 pages

Luxurious leather binding with gold foil stamping

Lavish production with gilt-edged， satin-finish paper， and distinctive ribbon bookmark

Tipped-in color frontispiece

Over forty beautiful Gustave Doré engravings

Deluxe endpapers

Individually numbered



Diabolically gimmicked but looks totally normal

No forces， no fishing， no guiding to “the longest word，” no spelling-bee anagrams

No gimmicks， breaks， or glimpses

No additional props needed

No guessing or asking the first letter of the word

You don’t ever have to touch the book!

Instantly repeatable

Different plays， pages， and text throughout the book

Easy to perform!

Powerful effects incorporated into not only the plays but also the Sonnets， glossary， and illustrations

Instant reading of several words or a complete passage anywhere the book is opened

Built-in words for comedy， romantic， or dramatic presentations

Actual Shakespearean text from classics like Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet

Several methods incorporated so they can be combined for deceptive routining

Bonus secret Elizabethan Dirty Words feature

Final pages include The Trick Glossary， a gimmicked Shakespearean lexicon



The Shakespeare Experiment is possibly the most elegant book test ever created， and so cleverly gimmicked， they’ll think the Bard’s ghost is helping you!

Anywhere the spectator opens the book， you immediately divine several different words from various locations the volunteer chooses， and you can even recite a complete Shakespearean passage!

The volunteer can then pass the book around and you can instantly give readings for different words on pages other spectators turn to!

The Shakespeare Experiment combines several distinctly clever methods， so the spectators won’t be able to follow your technique. And yes， the text is different from page to page.

Designed for the professional entertainer， this amazing book lets you completely customize your presentation with specific words for comedy， romantic， or dramatic styles. The plays， Sonnets， glossary， and even the illustrations have all been gimmicked to allow you to perform several distinct effects.

And if you’re daring enough for the right audience， you’ll love the secret Elizabethan Dirty Words feature.

It’s easy to learn and perform， with none of the usual obvious methods: no forces， fishing， anagrams， gimmicks， or guiding to the longest word on a page or line.

The book is elegantly bound in leather with gold-foil stamping and golden gilt-edged pages， and comes to you complete with The Shakespeare Experiment instruction manual and optional performance accessories.



Pages 816 – Hardbound