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The Right Way to Do Wrong

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Harry Houdini

The Right Way to Do Wrong By Harry Houdini (1874-1926)

Harry Houdini, master illusionist and contortionist, unmasks the various ways that criminals take advantage of their victims. (Summary by Lee Ann Howlett).

Read by Lee Ann Howlett. Total running time: 02:42:52.

00 Preface 00:03:18 01 Income of a Criminal 00:08:40 02 Professional Burglary 00:11:36 03 Difficulties of Burglary 00:10:59 04 Burglars’ Superstitions 00:09:18 05 Thieves and Their Tricks 00:08:09 06 The Aristocrat of Thievery 00:08:27 07 Pickpockets at Work 00:05:55 08 Beggars and Dead Beats 00:12:31 09 Begging Letter Swindles 00:06:03 10 Tricks of Bunco Men 00:08:43 11 The Game of Wits 00:09:34

12 Fake! Fake! Fake! 00:09:05

13 Bogus Treasures 00:04:43

14 Famous Swindles 00:04:59

15 The Fair Criminal 00:08:59

16 The Brace Game 00:07:55 17 Cheating Uncle Sam 00:08:58

18 Humbugs 00:05:15 19 Houdini 00:07:42 20 Conclusion 00:02:03 This recording is in the public domain and may be reproduced, distributed, or modified without permission. For more information or

to volunteer, visit librivox.org. Cover picture taken by an unknown photographer around 1905. Copyright expired in US, Canada, EU, and all countries with author’s life +70 yrs laws. Cover design by Janette Brown. This design is in the public domain.

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