Project Gutenberg 2013-05-16 Public domain in the USA. 465 Houdini, Harry 1874 1926 Weiss, Ehrich Deadota, Giovanni Weisz, Erik 33033816 The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin Produced by Chuck Greif, Broward County Libraries and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin" by Harry Houdini is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book examines the life and legacy of Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin, who is often hailed as the father of modern magic. Houdini sets out to challenge the romanticized image of Robert-Houdin by revealing what he believes to be historical inaccuracies in Robert-Houdin's own writings, asserting that many of the magician's claims of originality were actually borrowed from lesser-known predecessors. At the start of the work, Houdini introduces his deep admiration for Robert-Houdin, explaining how the famous magician's "Memoirs" inspired him to pursue his own career in magic. However, his extensive research into Robert-Houdin's life leads to disillusionment. He details his investigations, which uncovered numerous instances where Robert-Houdin allegedly took credit for inventions and tricks crafted by other magicians prior to his time. Houdini emphasizes his commitment to revising the historical narrative of magic to acknowledge those who truly contributed to the craft, thereby setting the stage for a critical reassessment of Robert-Houdin's legacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/42723/42723-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 57.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Magic tricks -- History Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène, 1805-1871 Magicians -- France -- Biography GV Text Category: Biographies Category: History - Other 486199 2025-07-17T09:04:23.640507 text/html 441082 2024-10-23T15:52:21 text/html 50248958 2025-07-17T09:04:45.558381 application/epub+zip 50178338 2025-07-17T09:04:27.980451 application/epub+zip 223393 2025-07-17T09:04:25.140495 application/epub+zip 50207799 2025-07-17T09:04:58.100850 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 50084928 2025-07-17T09:04:38.451434 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 306146 2022-09-19T13:53:11.213369 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 351522 2025-07-17T09:04:21.188525 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 351261 2024-11-27T22:25:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17456 2025-07-17T09:04:58.430807 application/rdf+xml 16434 2025-07-17T09:04:25.256489 image/jpeg 2603 2025-07-17T09:04:25.199468 image/jpeg 48975178 2025-07-17T09:04:24.749500 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia