The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin
Harry Houdini
Read by Cavaet
This work is by Harry Houdini, and was an attempt, by him, to undermine the public reverence for the man regarded as the master of modern magic, Robert-Houdin. Initially enamored of him, even making his stage name from him by an adding an 'i' to it, Houdini felt that the Robert-Houdin family had slighted him and so wrote this work in an attempt to discredit the man. It backfired on him instead! - Summary by Cavaet (4 hr 50 min)
Chapters
Introduction | 22:59 | Read by Cavaet |
Significant Events in the Life of Robert-Houdin | 13:35 | Read by Cavaet |
The Orange-tree Trick | 29:03 | Read by Cavaet |
The Writing and Drawing Figure | 30:23 | Read by Cavaet |
The Pastry Cook of the Palais Royal | 25:44 | Read by Cavaet |
The Obedient Cards—The Cabalistic Clock—The Trapeze Automaton | 26:10 | Read by Cavaet |
The Inexhaustible Bottle | 19:41 | Read by Cavaet |
Second Sight | 19:10 | Read by Cavaet |
The Suspension Trick | 21:08 | Read by Cavaet |
The Disappearing Handkerchief | 18:30 | Read by Cavaet |
Robert-Houdin’s Ignorance of Magic as Betrayed by His Own Pen | 34:55 | Read by Cavaet |
The Narrowness of Robert-Houdin’s Memoirs | 28:54 | Read by Cavaet |