id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt 42723 Houdini, Harry The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin .txt text/plain 55254 2766 68 Robert-Houdin's explanation of tricks performed by other magicians and Robert-Houdin's claims to the invention of automata and second-sight. [Illustration: Programme for the opening of Robert-Houdin's theatre in [Illustration: Writing and drawing figure claimed by Robert-Houdin as the writing and drawing figure claimed by Robert-Houdin, he brought to The writing and drawing figure claimed by Robert-Houdin as his original Concerning this trick, which Robert-Houdin claims as his invention, he Robert-Houdin worked The Mystic Bell trick in connection with The Clock. England by the time Robert-Houdin appeared in London in 1848. "Inexhaustible Bottle Trick" was used by Anderson before Robert-Houdin invented this trick arose between Robert-Houdin and Henri Robin, who Robin presented all the tricks and automata that Robert-Houdin claimed Robert-Houdin presented the trick for the first time at his own While Robert-Houdin, in his "Memoirs," claims to have invented the trick Robert-Houdin appeared in London for the last time in 1853, but in 1865 ./cache/42723.txt ./txt/42723.txt