Houdini Among the Spirits
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Houdini Among the Spirits
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Just in time for Halloween! In the first of two parts, we will weave a kind of dual biography: Harry Houdini and the spiritualist movement. While Houdini is perfecting his craft to become the world's most famous illusionist, scores of Americans and Europeans are being drawn into darkened rooms with mediums who can talk to the dead. Eventually, maybe inevitably, these two, the magician and the movement, will intersect and then clash.
As usual, here is a possible reading list for your enjoyment:
The Spiritualists by Ruth Brandon
The Witch of Lime Street by David Jaher
Houdini! by Kenneth Silverman
Ghost Hunters by Deborah Blum
Talking to the Dead by Barbara Weisberg
Calling the S
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