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The Life and Many Deaths of Harry Houdini Book
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Product Description
This is a reissue of Ruth Brandon's definitive biography of Houdini. When Harry Houdini died in 1926, he was one of the most famous men in the world. Having started out as a vaudeville magician, he soon began to specialise in the escapes for which his name remains a byword. In this classic biography, Ruth Brandon explains in detail the secrets of Houdini's most celebrated escapes, but more importantly she asks, 'What was Houdini really trying to escape from?' - and, searching for the answer, reveals a man far more extraordinary than any of his audience could have imagined. "A ripping account of shamanism, celebrity and magic" - "Sunday Times". "Brandon paints a fascinating picture of this complicated and charismatic character, and also of turn-of-the-century America" - "The Times".
- 0330487809
- 9780330487801
- Ruth Brandon
- 10 August 2001
- Pan
- Paperback (Book)
- 348
- New edition
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