To my unsophisticated mind, his “Memoirs” gave to the profession a dignity worth attaining at the cost of earnest, life-long effort. What Blackstone is to the struggling lawyer, Hardee’s “Tactics” to the would-be officer, or Bismarck’s life and writings to the coming statesman, Robert-Houdin’s books were to me. I accepted his writings as my text-book and my gospel. From the moment that I began to study the art, he became my guide and hero. My interest in conjuring and magic and my enthusiasm for Robert-Houdin came into existence simultaneously.
"This book is the natural result of the moulding, dominating influence which the spirit and writings of Robert-Houdin have exerted over my professional career. Publisher: Cambridge University Press ISBN: 9781108032407 Number of pages: 400 Weight: 510 g Dimensions: 216 x 140 x 23 mm You may also be interested in.First, I will let Houdini speak from Beyond ~~ Hoffmann (real name Angelo John Lewis, a barrister) had published his own guide to magic in 1876, and both books caused controversy for revealing the secrets of stage magicians in such unprecedented detail. In 1877 the book appeared in this English translation by Louis Hoffmann (1839-1919). This book, originally published in 1868, is devoted primarily to coin and card tricks, but Robert-Houdin also describes many other magical tricks and includes a history of conjuring. The best-known magician of his time, Robert-Houdin toured France, England and Germany, performed for Queen Victoria, and was sent to French Algeria by Napoleon III to demonstrate the perceived superiority of French magic to the local shamans. His name was later adopted by magician and escape artist Harry Houdini, whose highly sceptical expose of Victorian spiritualism is also published in this series.
Jean Eugene Robert-Houdin (1805-71) is often called the father of modern conjuring.
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