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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