Sydney Wrangel Clarke (1864 - 1940) was a British lawyer and magic historian.
[1][2] He is most well known for his book The Annals of Conjuring.
It was originally published in the Magic Wand magazine (1924–1928).
Four book copies were printed in 1929, making original copies excessively rare.
[4] He was the chairman of the council for The Magic Circle, a position he held until 1935.