Today Dover releases a new reprint of Houdini's first book,
The Right Way to Do Wrong. Dover has a long tradition of releasing Houdini titles. They've kept
The Secrets of Houdini and
Houdini on Magic in print for decades, and last year released
Houdini's Paper Magic. So it's fun to see them keeping the tradition alive. Nice cover as well!
With this remarkable book, the legendary magician conducts a master class in crime by revealing the trade secrets of crooks. Harry Houdini is known not only as an illusionist and escaper of handcuffs and jail cells, but also as a debunker of phony spiritualists and other charlatans. His interest in exposing fakery led Houdini to interview both police and criminals around the world. The result is this captivating volume, intended to help readers avoid being victimized by pickpockets, con artists, and other thieves.
Purchase Dover's
The Right Way to Do Wrong on
Amazon.com (U.S.) and
Amazon.co.uk (UK).
UPDATE: I have my copy in hand and just a heads up that this is a mere slip of a book without the original book's frontispiece photo of Houdini or any of the original illustrations, which is disappointing.
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