Dedication
This Book is affectionately dedicated to the memory of
my father,
Rev. M. S. Weiss, Ph.D., LL.D.,
who instilled in me love of study and patience in research
CONTENTS
| PAGE | ||
| Introduction, | [7] | |
| CHAPTER | ||
| [I.] | Significant Events in the Life of Robert-Houdin, | [33] |
| [II.] | The Orange-tree Trick, | [51] |
| [III.] | The Writing and Drawing Figure, | [83] |
| [IV.] | The Pastry Cook of the Palais Royal, | [116] |
| [V.] | The Obedient Cards—The Cabalistic Clock—The Trapeze Automaton, | [141] |
| [VI.] | The Inexhaustible Bottle, | [176] |
| [VII.] | Second Sight, | [200] |
| [VIII.] | The Suspension Trick, | [222] |
| [IX.] | The Disappearing Handkerchief, | [245] |
| [X.] | Robert-Houdin’s Ignorance of Magic as Betrayed by His Own Pen, | [264] |
| [XI.] | The Narrowness of Robert-Houdin’s Memoirs," | [295] |