Project Gutenberg 2021-10-03 Public domain in the USA. 466 Houdini, Harry 1874 1926 Weiss, Ehrich Deadota, Giovanni Weisz, Erik 24010324 A Magician Among the Spirits $aUnited States :$bHarper & Brothers,$c1924. Tim Lindell, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "A Magician Among the Spirits" by Harry Houdini is an exploration of the spiritualism movement, likely written in the early 20th century. As a non-fiction work, it delves into Houdini's extensive investigations into the claims of various mediums and spiritual phenomena, showcasing his skepticism and desire to reveal fraudulent practices in the realm of supposed supernatural communications with the dead. At the start of the book, Houdini articulates his transformative journey from a performer and mystifier to a passionate investigator of spiritualism after experiencing personal grief. He recounts his early experiences engaging with mediums, the emotional toll of losing loved ones, and his ultimate commitment to uncovering the truth behind spiritualist practices. The opening portion sets the stage for an in-depth examination of the origins of spiritualism, beginning with the infamous Fox Sisters, who unintentionally sparked a movement through their childhood antics that were misinterpreted as genuine contact with spirits. Houdini's narrative promises a blend of personal reflection, historical recounting, and critical analysis of the spiritualist phenomenon. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://hdl.handle.net/2027/wu.89062919790 20200414021003houdini 1924 US Reading ease score: 67.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Spiritualism BF Text Category: Biographies Category: History - Other Category: Religion/Spirituality 722729 2025-06-26T08:43:42.649905 text/html 676571 2024-10-18T16:33:16 text/html 4762527 2025-06-26T08:43:57.471893 application/epub+zip 4759053 2025-06-26T08:43:46.620881 application/epub+zip 379131 2025-06-26T08:43:44.258899 application/epub+zip 5004584 2025-06-26T08:44:03.983896 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4956623 2025-06-26T08:43:54.812842 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 521141 2022-09-29T20:53:32.074065 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 585267 2025-06-26T08:43:41.138954 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 565285 2024-10-18T16:33:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16930 2025-06-26T08:44:04.140802 application/rdf+xml 18493 2025-06-26T08:43:44.481923 image/jpeg 2882 2025-06-26T08:43:44.369913 image/jpeg 5831584 2025-06-26T08:43:42.788979 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