Secrets of Conjuring and Magic: Or How to Become a Wizard Robert-Houdin Jean Eugne
Secrets of Conjuring and Magic: Or How to Become a Wizard Robert-Houdin Jean Eugne Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin (1805 71) is often called the father of modern conjuring. The best-known magician of his…
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Secrets of Conjuring and Magic: Or How to Become a Wizard Robert-Houdin Jean Eugne
Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin (1805 71) is often called the father of modern conjuring. The best-known magician of his time, Robert-Houdin toured France, England and Germany, performed for Queen Victoria, and was sent to French Algeria by Napoleon III to demonstrate the perceived superiority of French magic to the local shamans. His name was later adopted by magician and escape artist Harry Houdini, whose highly sceptical expose of Victorian spiritualism is also published in this series.
In 1877 the book appeared in this English translation by Louis Hoffmann (1839 1919). This book, originally published in 1868, is devoted primarily to coin and card tricks, but Robert-Houdin also describes many other magical tricks and includes a history of conjuring. Hoffmann (real name Angelo John Lewis, a barrister) had published his own guide to magic in 1876, and both books caused controversy for
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