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Memoirs of Robert-Houdin, King of the Conjurers

Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin

出版	Dover Publications, 1964
主題	Games & Activities / Magic
ISBN	04862122709780486212272
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=EjVQzwEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋

Robert-Houdin was the preeminent French magician of the 19th century, the originator of many of the most spectacular tricks, and one of the founders of modern conjuring. In his memoirs he tells how he first embarked upon a career of magic, learning his tricks as a traveling magician on the road, and how he rose to perform before the crowned heads of Europe, including Queen Victoria and Napoleon III. The high point in his career, perhaps, came when the French government requested his aid in putting down a rebellion in Algeria. The native magicians claimed to make the insurgents invulnerable to French bullets, and Robert-Houdin was asked to out-perform the magicians on their own ground. The story of this magical duel is one of the most thrilling episodes in all biographical literature.--Back cover.