Download PDF by Harry Houdini: Houdini: A Magician Among the Spirits

By Harry Houdini

ISBN-10: 0405028016

ISBN-13: 9780405028014

Harry Houdini (1874-1926), whose actual identify was once Erik Weisz, used to be essentially the most well-known magicians and escapologists of all time. He was once hugely sceptical of the numerous claims made referring to psychic and paranormal phenomena, that have been highly regarded within the overdue 19th and early 20th centuries. He attended enormous quantities of séances for the needs of his examine, and not skilled one he believed actual. during this publication, released in 1924, he defined the mediums and psychics whom he printed as fraudulent, exposing the methods which had confident many amazing scientists and lecturers. those incorporated spirit writing, desk rapping, spirit manifestations, and levitation. between these he printed as frauds used to be the recognized medium Mina Crandon, and his exposures resulted in a public break up along with his former buddy Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a company believer. The ebook is an engaging account of superstition and gullibility.

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Although I am now in my 70th year, I would not for one moment hesitate to face the public of Liverpool, Huddersfield, and Leeds, and try conclusions with them again, drawing no line or limitations except those of torturing or maiming one for life. . I shall always feel a great deal of pleasure in your success, especially in meeting and overcoming anything in the nature of hostility and opposition. I remember seeing a notice of the death of Dr. Slade quite a while ago. I became acquainted with him in 1860.

At any rate, claiming the assistance of his mother's spirit, 40 A MAGICIAN AMONG THE SPIRITS he tried out his mediumistic powers at the homes of the neighbors with such success that before long he announced to his aunt that he was going to set up as a professional Spiritualist. " But much as she disliked the idea of the young man becoming a medium his performances soon attracted so much attention that she wab reconciled to his leaving her home in Norwich to go to Willimantic, Connecticut, where he began his life-long custom of living on the bounty of friends and dupes.

I wish here to say that our first tour through Europe consumed four years, leaving this country, August 26, 1864, returning September 29, 1868. " When exhibiting in Liverpool the Davenports were the cause of quite a riot * which not only militated against them but stirred up some political strife as well. I will quote Ira's account of it from a letter to me dated January 19, 1909. * The start of the Liverpool riot can be laid Indirectly to Ferguson. He protested the way the boys had been secured and without waiting for instructions or a word from the Brothers, whipped out a knife and cut the ropes.

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