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Final Seance: The Strange Friendship Between Houdini and Conan Doyle Hardcover - 2001
by Massimo Polidoro
"Final Seance" is the story of an unusual friendship between two of the most intriguing characters of the early 20th century: renowned escape artist Harry Houdini and celebrated mystery writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Photo insert.
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AS HIS ASSISTANTS POUR 100 gallons of warm water into what looks like an infernal telephone booth, the man who is going to be sealed in it leaves the stage and returns wearing a black one-piece bathing suit.
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- Title Final Seance: The Strange Friendship Between Houdini and Conan Doyle
- Author Massimo Polidoro
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 264
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Prometheus Books, Amherst, NY
- Date June 2001
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9781573928960 / 1573928968
- Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
- Dimensions 9.34 x 6.42 x 0.89 in (23.72 x 16.31 x 2.26 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 1900-1949
- Topical: Friendship
- Topical: New Age
- Library of Congress subjects Magicians - United States, Authors, Scottish - 20th century
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 00051830
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Amherst, Ny: Prometheus Books, 2001. First Printing. Fine/Fine. From the publisher: "This is the story of an unusual friendship between two of the most intriguing characters of the early 20th century--renowned escape artist Harry Houdini and celebrated mystery writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (creator of Sherlock Holmes) Both men were fascinated by the occult practice of spiritualism, Houdini as an ardent skeptic who often publicly exposed fraudulent mediums and Conan Doyle as a true believer who became convinced that the dead could and did communicate with the livingDespite their differing perspectives the two men not only respected each other but became friends The correspondence between them on the subject provides a fascinating glimpse not only into the personalities of two talented and interesting celebrities but also into a psychic phenomenon that is the ancestor of today's channeling crazeBased on original correspondence, photographs, and his own extensive research, Massimo Polidoro reconstructs…
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