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Magician Among the Spirits

Name: Magician Among the Spirits
Author: Harry Houdini

Harry Houdini

Read by PhyllisV · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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Introduction and Preface (23:49)
Chapter 1 - The Founders of Modern Spiritualism (34:49)
Chapter 2 Part I - The Davenport Brothers (20:05)
Chapter 2 Part II - The Davenport Brothers (22:56)
Chapter 3 - Daniel Dunglas Home (25:50)
Chapter 4 - Palladino (36:34)
Chapter 5 - Ann O'Delia Diss Debar (28:18)
Chapter 6 Part I - Dr. Slade and his Spirit Slates (31:32)
Chapter 6 Part II - Dr. Slade and his Spirit Slates (19:45)
Chapter 7 - Slate Writing and Other Methods (36:03)
Chapter 8 Part I - Spirit Photography (28:17)
Chapter 8 Part II - Spirit Photography (18:07)
Chapter 9 Part I - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (19:14)
Chapter 9 Part II - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (20:51)
Chapter 9 Part III - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (19:53)
Chapter 10 - Why Ectoplasm? (30:23)
Chapter 11 - By-Products of Spiritualism (27:05)
Chapter 12 Part I - Investigations - Wise and Otherwise (29:26)
Chapter 12 Part II - Investigations - Wise and Otherwise (32:44)
Chapter 13 - How Mediums Obtain Information (26:12)
Chapter 14 - What You Must Believe to be a Spiritualist (35:22)
Chapter 15 Part I - Magicians as Detectors of Fraud (27:02)
Chapter 15 Part II - Magicians as Detectors of Fraud (26:30)
Chapter 16 - Conclusion (12:16)
Appendix (30:07)