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Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin (1805-71) is often called the father of
modern conjuring. 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. 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. 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. In 1877 the book appeared in this English
translation by Louis Hoffmann (1839-1919). Hoffmann (real name
Angelo John Lewis, a barrister) had published his own guide to
magic in 1876, and both books caused controversy for revealing the
secrets of stage magicians in such unprecedented detail.
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Memoirs (Hardcover)
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin
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R1,114
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Memoirs (Paperback)
Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin
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