Harry Houdini – Houdini on Magic

This PDF showcases the legendary Harry Houdini, celebrated as the foremost magician of the modern era. His astonishing escapes often blur the line between myth and reality, yet they are undeniably true!

Houdini willingly faced incredible challenges: being manacled and thrown into the Hudson River, nailed inside packing crates and submerged in the ocean, and suspended upside down in a straitjacket hundreds of feet in the air—each time, he emerged unscathed.

This book presents Houdini’s personal narrative of these daring feats, enriched with rare photographs, posters, and original materials from magazines and pamphlets. It unveils behind-the-scenes insights into some of his most treasured secrets: techniques for lock picking, the illusion of sawing a girl in half, methods for walking through brick walls, and the art of making a girl disappear from a sheet of plate glass without the use of trapdoors or mirrors.

Additionally, readers will find detailed instructions for 44 classic stage tricks, including the coin and glass and the Indian needle trick, all illustrated with step-by-step diagrams. Of particular interest are Houdini’s reflections on historical magicians and his confrontations with spiritualists and fraudulent mediums.