EM: Or Spells and Counterspells is a novel written by Mary Bramston and first published in 1878. The story revolves around the protagonist, EM, who is a young girl with a talent for magic. EM's father is a professor of magic and her mother is a witch, and EM has inherited their magical abilities. However, her parents have forbidden her from using magic until she is older and has learned to control it.EM's curiosity gets the better of her and she begins...