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Secrets of Conjuring and Magic by Jean Eugène Robert-houdin, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

From Jean Eugène Robert-houdin

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Secrets of Conjuring and Magic by Jean Eugène Robert-houdin, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
Secrets of Conjuring and Magic by Jean Eugène Robert-houdin, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

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Secrets of Conjuring and Magic by Jean Eugène Robert-houdin, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

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Jean Eugène 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 exposé 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. | Secrets of Conjuring and Magic by Jean Eugène Robert-houdin, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

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