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Noyes, Deborah

The Magician and the Spirits: Harry Houdini and the Curious Pastime of Communicating with the Dead

152 pp. | Viking | August, 2017 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8037-4018-1 $18.99
(2) 4-6 Noyes uses Houdini's attempts to discredit the late-nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century Spiritualist movement as her entry point into the intriguing phenomenon. She provides historical context and relates incidents from Houdini's life, including his friendship with staunch believer Arthur Conan Doyle and his attempts to unmask "flimflammers." The book concludes that humans will believe in those fictions they wish to. Websites. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Betty Carter | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2017

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