Elementary, My Dear Houdini: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini
Ridiculous Crime19 Apr 2022

Elementary, My Dear Houdini: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle vs. Harry Houdini

The author of the Sherlock Holmes series of books, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was also an ardent believer in spiritualism. While his most famous character was known for laughingly revealing the deceptions of charlatans and con men, Doyle himself was more easily duped. Harry Houdini was disgusted to see his friend conned like that. As an escape artist and magician, Houdini was familiar with spectacle and games of deception. So he put on a show just for Conan Doyle and tried to convince his friend that spiritualism was a fraud. Could Houdini make the creator of Sherlock Holmes finally see the truth?

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