Final Seance: The Strange Friendship Between Houdini and Conan Doyle by Polidoro, Massimo

Final Seance: The Strange Friendship Between Houdini and Conan Doyle

This is the story of an unusual friendship between two of the most intriguing characters of the...
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Author: Massimo Polidoro
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Language: English
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Final Seance: The Strange Friendship Between Houdini and Conan Doyle by Polidoro, Massimo

Final Seance: The Strange Friendship Between Houdini and Conan Doyle

$79.25

Final Seance: The Strange Friendship Between Houdini and Conan Doyle

$79.25
Author: Massimo Polidoro
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
This is the story of an unusual friendship between two of the most intriguing characters of the early 20th century--renowned escape artist Harry Houdini and celebrated mystery writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (creator of Sherlock Holmes). Both men were fascinated by the occult practice of spiritualism, Houdini as an ardent skeptic who often publicly exposed fraudulent mediums and Conan Doyle as a true believer who became convinced that the dead could and did communicate with the living. Despite their differing perspectives the two men not only respected each other but became friends. The correspondence between them on the subject provides a fascinating glimpse not only into the personalities of two talented and interesting celebrities but also into a psychic phenomenon that is the ancestor of today's channeling craze. Based on original correspondence, photographs, and his own extensive research, Massimo Polidoro reconstructs this unusual friendship between a believer and a skeptic, which weathered mediums, seances, an apparition of Houdini's departed mother, automatic writing by Conan Doyle's wife, public debunkings, and hurt feelings. He also discusses the final rift that ended the friendship of the two strong-willed men. Fans of Conan Doyle, Houdini, magic, and the historical roots of the New Age will be delighted by this amazing story.

Author: Massimo Polidoro
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: 06/01/2001
Pages: 264
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.34h x 6.42w x 0.89d
ISBN: 9781573928960

About the Author
Massimo Polidoro is executive director of the Italian Committee for the Investigation of Claims of the Paranormal, editor of Scienza & Paranormale (Science and the Paranormal), and author of twelve books on the paranormal.


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