A Magician Among The Spirits by Harry Houdini

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Houdini writes about the famous mediums in his time. Names like Palladino and Ann O’Delia Diss Debar should ring a bell. He also elaborates on his exchanges with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle who was a firm believer in spirits and paranormal phenomena.

1st edition, 1924, Harper & Row, New York; reprint 1972, Arno Press, New York; 296 pages.

IntroductionPrefaceI. The Founders of Modern SpiritualismII. The Davenport BrothersIII. Daniel Dunglas HomeIV. PalladinoV. Ann O’Delia Diss DebarVI. Dr. Slade and His Spirit SlatesVII. Slate Writing and Other MethodsVIII. Spirit PhotographyIX. Sir Arthur Conan DoyleX. Why Ectoplasm?XI. By-Products of SpiritualismXII. Investigations – Wise and OtherwiseXIII. How Mediums Obtain InformationXIV. What You Must Believe to Be a SpiritualistXV. Magicians as Detectors of FraudXVI. ConclusionAppendixPhotos
word count: 94976 which is equivalent to 379 standard pages of text