'Convincingly researched and thoroughly entertaining' - Wall Street
Journal THE TIMES BEST BOOKS OF 2020 'This book shows that, despite
rumours of demon dwarfs, piano-playing crocodiles and world
domination, the real story of the Freemasons is one of male
eccentricity.' 'The Craft is a superb book that often reads like an
adventure novel. It's informative, fascinating and often very
funny. The depth of research is awe-inspiring, but what really
makes this book is the author's visceral understanding of what
constitutes a good story.' - The Times Book of the Week '[John
Dickie] takes on this sensational subject with a wry turn of phrase
and the cool judgment of a fine historian... I enjoyed this book
enormously. Dickie's gaze is both wide and penetrating. He makes a
persuasive case for masonry's historic importance.' - Dominic
Sandbrook, Sunday Times 'The Craft is a shadow history of
modernity. Though more sober than most lodge meetings, it is, like
its subject, ingenious and frequently bizarre... The Craft is
well-crafted and sensible, making good use of English archives
which have only recently been opened.' - Spectator *** Insiders
call it 'the Craft'. To the rest of us, Freemasonry is mysterious
and suspect. Yet its story is peopled by some of the most
distinguished men of the last three centuries: Winston Churchill
and Walt Disney; Wolfgang Mozart and Shaquille O'Neal; Benjamin
Franklin and Buzz Aldrin; Rudyard Kipling and 'Buffalo Bill' Cody;
Duke Ellington and the Duke of Wellington. Founded in London in
1717 as a set of character-forming ideals and a way of binding men
in fellowship, Freemasonry proved so addictive that within two
decades it had spread across the globe. Masonic influence became
pervasive. Under George Washington, the Craft became a creed for
the new American nation. Masonic networks held the British empire
together. Under Napoleon, the Craft became a tool of
authoritarianism and then a cover for revolutionary conspiracy.
Both the Mormon Church and the Sicilian mafia owe their origins to
Freemasonry. The Masons were as feared as they were influential. In
the eyes of the Catholic Church, Freemasonry has always been a den
of devil-worshippers. For Hitler, Mussolini and Franco the Lodges
spread the diseases of pacifism, socialism and Jewish influence, so
had to be crushed. Professor Dickie's The Craft is a surprising and
enthralling exploration of a movement that not only helped to forge
modern society, but still has substantial contemporary influence.
With 400,000 members in Britain, over a million in the USA, and
around six million across the world, understanding the role of
Freemasonry is as important now as it has ever been.
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