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Houdini and Conan Doyle
Christopher Sandford
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Description for Houdini and Conan Doyle
Paperback. How two famous friends became bitter enemies in a battle over life, death - and the afterlife. Num Pages: 284 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: ASZG; BGH; BGL; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 20. Weight in Grams: 230. The Great Magician and the Inventor of Sherlock Holmes. 284 pages, Illustrations, ports. How two famous friends became bitter enemies in a battle over life, death - and the afterlife. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: ASZG; BGH; BGL; DSBH. Dimension: 198 x 131 x 20. Weight: 228.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
Number of pages
284
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Number of Pages
283
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780715643761
SKU
V9780715643761
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99-5
About Christopher Sandford
Christopher Sandford has been a professional writer for 29 years. A regular contributor to Cricketer International in the eighties, he has written biographies of English cricket legends Godfrey Evans and Tom Graveney, as well as biographies of Keith Richards, Steve McQueen, Roman Polanski and, most recently, Imran Khan. His articles have appeared in, among others, The Times, Daily Telegraph, The ... Read more
Reviews for Houdini and Conan Doyle
'A magnificently rich tale.'
The Guardian
'Astonishing... two great men who went from friendship to enmity in a battle over the after-life.'
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'This is a fascinating journey into a pair of extraordinary lives.'
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The Guardian
'Astonishing... two great men who went from friendship to enmity in a battle over the after-life.'
Express
'This is a fascinating journey into a pair of extraordinary lives.'
We Love This Book