Unseen Harry Houdini writing published on 100th anniversary of his death

Strand magazine to feature never-before-seen article from Hungarian-born escapologist who was also a prolific author Unseen writing by Harry Houdini, the world’s most renowned escapologist and illusionist, is being published in the US on Saturday, the 100th anniversary of his death. As well as being famous for his magic acts and quest to expose fake mediums and spiritualists before he died in 1926 at the age of 52, Houdini, whose real name was Eric Weisz, was a prolific author, with more than two dozen books, short stories and plays to his name. Continue reading...