
You will see the bank details once you have placed the order. If your bank is located in Austria, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Finland, Greece or Luxemburg you will pay to our WorldPay bank. Make sure that the amount you transfer is the exact total of your order. Please go to your bank (through online banking, ATM or going into a branch) and complete the transfer of money. The following is the process you should take to complete your order through bank to bank transfer:ġ. XI.The Narrowness of Robert-Houdin's "Memoirs" X.Robert-Houdin's Ignorance of Magic as Betrayed by His Own Pen V.The Obedient Cards – The Cabalistic Clock – The Trapeze Automaton I.Significant Events in the Life of Robert-Houdin It was of course completely overshadowed by the marvelous "The Annals Of Conjuring" twenty years later, but that was not a book, it was a serial appearing in The Magic Wand in the late 1920's.ġst edition, 1906, George Routledge & Sons, London later reprinted by Magico Magazine, New York 319 pages. In fact, it remained the most distinguished book on the subject until quite recently beginning with the contributions of Milbourne Christopher and continuing to the present. It was quite unprecedented in its day in it's depth, and scope of scholarship. In fact, at the time of publication in 1906 it was the first such history of European conjuring pre-1850 which was reliable. It documents an interesting part of magic history. In any case The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin is insofar very interesting as it shows a lot of images, clippings, and programs of well known magicians. I personally favor Hugard's opinion, but you can now find out for yourself and get both books for a few bucks. Jean Hugard wrote as response to Houdini's nasty book Houdini's Unmasking, where Hugard point for point refutes Houdini's argumentation. But most of Houdini's alegations are fabricated and do not stand close inspection. He tries to show that most tricks Robert-Houdin claimed as his invention were infact not his invention and that Robert-Houdin was not this great magician he usually is thought he was. As a revenge Harry Houdini wrote The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin, in which Houdini tries to push Robert-Houdin from his pedestal. Houdini was upset that the widow of Robert-Houdin did not want to meet him.

Harry Houdini – The Unmasking of Robert Houdin
