Masters Of Mystery The Strange Friendship Of Arthur Conan Doyle And Harry Houdini
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Masters Of Mystery The Strange Friendship Of Arthur Conan Doyle And Harry Houdini
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Author : Christopher Sandford
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2013-02-05
Masters Of Mystery The Strange Friendship Of Arthur Conan Doyle And Harry Houdini written by Christopher Sandford and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Renowned mystery author Arthur Conan Doyle and famous illusionist Harry Houdini first met in 1920, during the magician's tour of England. At the time, Conan Doyle had given up his lucrative writing career, killing off Sherlock Holmes in the process, in order to concentrate on his increasingly manic interest in Spiritualism. Houdini, who regularly conducted séances in an attempt to reach his late mother, was also infatuated with the idea of what he called a "living afterlife," though his enthusiasm came to be tempered by his ability to expose fraudulent mediums, many of whom employed crude variations of his own well-known illusions. Using previously unpublished material on the murky relationship between Houdini and Conan Doyle, this sometimes macabre, sometimes comic tale tells the fascinating story of the relationship between two of the most loved figures of the twentieth century and their pursuit of magic and lost loved ones.
Houdini Conan Doyle
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Author : Christopher Sandford
language : en
Publisher: Prelude Books
Release Date : 2011-11-15
Houdini Conan Doyle written by Christopher Sandford and has been published by Prelude Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-11-15 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
In the early 20th century, in the English-speaking world, Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini were two of the most feted and famous men alive. And their relationship is extraordinary: As strange as it may seem Arthur Conan Doyle, the creator of the ultra-rational detective Sherlock Holmes, was a believer in Spiritualism. He came to his belief, that one could communicate with the dead, after his son was killed in World War I, and became an expert in the field. Harry Houdini, the world's foremost magician, was a friend of Conan Doyle's, but was sceptical of his belief in the supernatural. Houdini took every opportunity to use his knowledge of illusion to expose psychics who he thought were fakes, particularly incensed by their exploitation of grief and insecurity. Based on original research, this sensational dual biography of two popular geniuses conjures up the early 20th century and the fame, personality and competing beliefs.
The Man Who Would Be Sherlock
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Author : Christopher Sandford
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Release Date : 2018-12-04
The Man Who Would Be Sherlock written by Christopher Sandford and has been published by Macmillan + ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-04 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A world-famous biographer reveals the strange relationship between Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's real life and that of Sherlock Holmes in the engrossing The Man Who Would Be Sherlock. Though best known for the fictional cases of his creation Sherlock Holmes, Conan Doyle was involved in dozens of real life cases, solving many, and zealously campaigning for justice in all. Stanford thoroughly and convincingly makes the case that the details of the many events Doyle was involved in, and caricatures of those involved, would provide Conan Doyle the fodder for many of the adventures of the violin-playing detective. There can be few (if any) literary creations who have found such a consistent yet evolving independent life as Holmes. He is a paradigm that can be endlessly changed yet always maintains an underlying consistent identity, both drug addict and perfect example of the analytic mind, and as Christopher Sandford demonstrates so clearly, in many of these respects he mirrors his creator.
Houdini And Conan Doyle
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Author : Bernard M. L. Ernst
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2013-10
Houdini And Conan Doyle written by Bernard M. L. Ernst and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10 with categories.
This is a new release of the original 1933 edition.
Houdini And Conan Doyle
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Author : Bernard Morris Lee Ernst
language : en
Publisher: Ayer Company Pub
Release Date : 1933
Houdini And Conan Doyle written by Bernard Morris Lee Ernst and has been published by Ayer Company Pub this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1933 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The Critical Reception Of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
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Author : Laurence W. Mazzeno
language : en
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Release Date : 2023
The Critical Reception Of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle written by Laurence W. Mazzeno and has been published by Boydell & Brewer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with categories.
Examines both academic and popular assessments of Conan Doyle's work, giving pride of place to the Holmes stories and their adaptations, and also attending to the wide range of his published work. Twenty-first-century readers, television viewers, and moviegoers know Arthur Conan Doyle as the creator of Sherlock Holmes, the world's most recognizable fictional detective. Holmes's enduring popularity has kept Conan Doyle in the public eye. However, Holmes has taken on a life of his own, generating a steady stream of critical commentary, while Conan Doyle's other works are slighted or ignored. Yet the Holmes stories make up only a small portion of Conan Doyle's published work, which includes mainstream and historical fiction; history; drama; medical, spiritualist, and political tracts; and even essays on photography. When Doyle published - whatever the subject - his contemporaries took note. Yet, outside of the fiction featuring Sherlock Holmes, until recently relatively little has been done to analyze the reception Conan Doyle's work received during his lifetime and since his death. This book examines both academic and popular assessments of Conan Doyle's work, giving pride of place to the Holmes stories and their many adaptations for print, visual, and online media, but attending to his other contributions to turn-of-the-twentieth-century culture as well. The availability of periodicals and newspapers online makes it possible to develop an assessment of Conan Doyle's (and Sherlock Holmes's) reputation among a wider readership and viewership, thus allowing for development of a broader and more accurate portrait of Doyle's place in literary and cultural history.
Reforming America 2 Volumes
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Author : Jeffrey A. Johnson
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2017-03-20
Reforming America 2 Volumes written by Jeffrey A. Johnson and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-03-20 with History categories.
Presenting a detailed look at the individuals, themes, and moments that shaped this important Progressive Era in American history, this valuable reference spans 25 years of reform and provides multidisciplinary insights into the period. During the Progressive Era, influential thinkers and activists made efforts to improve U.S. society through reforms, both legislative and social, on issues of the day such as working conditions of laborers, business monopolies, political corruption, and vast concentrations of wealth in the hands of a few. Many Progressives hoped for and tirelessly worked toward a day when all Americans could take full advantage of the economic and social opportunities promised by U.S. society. This two-volume work traces the issues, events, and individuals of the Progressive Era from approximately 1893 to 1920. The entries and primary sources in this set are grouped thematically and cover a broad range of topics regarding reform and innovation across the period, with special attention paid to important topics of race, class, and gender reform and reformers. The volumes are helpfully organized under five categories: work and economic life; social and political life; cultural and religious life; science, literature, and the arts; and sports and popular culture.
Marconi
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Author : Marc Raboy
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2016
Marconi written by Marc Raboy and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A biography that traces the origins and emergence of global communication through the life and career of Guglielmo Marconi, inventor of the radio.
Lunar Nodes
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Author : Wendell C. Perry
language : en
Publisher: Llewellyn Worldwide
Release Date : 2022-03-08
Lunar Nodes written by Wendell C. Perry and has been published by Llewellyn Worldwide this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-03-08 with Body, Mind & Spirit categories.
Explore Your Past Lives, Life's Purpose, and Beyond with a New Approach to Lunar Nodes Harness the power of the Lunar Nodes with this book's groundbreaking system of archetypes and celestial interactions. The North and South Nodes of the moon represent a gateway, not just to your past lives, but also to the relationship between human consciousness and the universe. This book investigates how your life is affected when the planets aspect the Nodes and how you can use this knowledge to live with greater purpose and confidence. Wendell C. Perry shares the planet archetypes on a chapter-by-chapter basis, making it easy for you to look up each one and how it functions when aspecting the Nodes. You'll also learn about transiting aspects, archetype pairings, and Lunar Nodes in relation to the houses and sun signs. Featuring thorough research and hundreds of examples, this book shows you how to best utilize the cosmic connection between planets and Lunar Nodes.
The Mile End Murder
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Author : Sinclair McKay
language : en
Publisher: Aurum
Release Date : 2017-09-07
The Mile End Murder written by Sinclair McKay and has been published by Aurum this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-07 with True Crime categories.
In 1860, a 70 year old widow turned landlady named Mary Emsley was found dead in her own home, killed by a blow to the back of her head. What followed was a murder case that gripped the nation, a veritable locked room mystery which baffled even legendary Sherlock Holmes author, Arthur Conan Doyle. With an abundance of suspects, from disgruntled step children concerned about their inheritance and a spurned admirer repeatedly rejected by the widow, to a trusted employee, former police officer and spy, the case led to a public trial dominated by surprise revelations and shock witnesses, before culminating with one of the final public executions at Newgate. This is the case Conan Doyle couldn’t solve and, after confounding the best detectives for years, has finally be solved by author Sinclair McKay. Discover 'whodunit' as the real murderer is revealed for the first time exclusively in this captivating study of a murder case in the nineteenth century, a story never told before.