Bosco was not only a clever magician, but a man of many adventures, so that his life reads like a romance.

By Dr. A. M. Wilson & Harry Houdini

None other has essayed such variety, continuity of effects in sequence, and in such manner as to hold the attention of scientific adepts in the art of mysticism in such hypnotic spell of bewilderment from start to finish, climaxed with unanimous acclamation of surprise and acknowledgment of the superiority and marvelousness of the mysteries involved.

By Oscar S. Teale

A vast and sweeping epic history of the magic and magicians touring Australia and New Zealand from the 1850s to the 1920s.

By Robert Kudarz

The possibilities of aesthetic magic in the hands of high class artists are boundless.

By Oscar S. Teale

The years have labored faithfully and the gift show of erstwhile lies under the stone. It comes to us all, this fleeting incident, yet we love to dwell upon the things we remember and twitch the ears of the listener with the story that lies beneath.

By Kit Clarke

In this rapid age and the scarcity of authentic history of magic and magicians; the world in general does not know that a bitter argument waged between John Henry Anderson, "Wizard of the North," the greatest advertising magician that ever lived, and Charles James Mathews, a renowned comedian.

By Harry Houdini

A success like this could not well be concealed and very soon every magician, and every man who could pull a string and make a card rise from the pack or pull a rabbit from the coat of a "plant" in the audience started a gift show.

By Kit Clarke

There is a growing feeling among audiences that healthy, able-bodied men and women should find some other way of earning a living and amusing the public than at the expense of a few unfortunate animals, and the time will surely come when animal acts will be so unpopular that no theatrical manager will book them.

By H. Syril Dusenberry

Students of magical history know that all arts and sciences were born of magic and were first applied by the wonder workers of past ages.

By G. G. Laurens

The writer has spent hours delving through ancient tomes in search of the concepts of ancient days, endeavoring to penetrate the origin of superstitious customs as well as their secret practices.

By G. G. Laurens

Some boys obtain their introduction to magic through the medium of a box of tricks, others from reading a book on the art. But believe me, dear reader, when I say that the best, the most perfect introduction to the magic art is to see a magician on the stage, and not to have the slightest inkling as to how his feats are done.

By Henry R. Evans, Litt. D

Zancig spent some $5,000.00 in fitting up a house on Michigan Avenue in Chicago with trap doors, slides, panels, secret telephones, and numerous other devices, and with their aid, built up the strongest Spiritualistic studio.

By Harry Houdini

Waters accused Maurice of infringing on tricks which he (Waters) had originated, to which Maurice replied that Waters was another, and several of them. Waters retaliated in like language, in the course of which he called Maurice everything but a magician.

I was myself startled and so was everyone else, the performer possibly most of all. I have never seen anything like it in my experience with the art of conjuring.

By Harry Houdini

A letter in detail describing the Carnival of Magic Performance; or how a Magical Performance looks through the eyes of this young girl.

By Juliet Sawyer

Mr. Bertram said: "Very clever, young man, but—Why don't you do "tricks." I then replied, "the reason I don't do tricks is because other magicians do tricks." I believe neither Mr. Bertram nor I realized the full significance of the remark until several years later.

By T. Nelson Downs

Say it as if you mean it and believe it yourself. If you believe your own claim to miracle doing and are sincere in your work, you are bound to succeed.

By Harry Houdini

Mysticism in some form has held the human race in bondage from the earliest time. In all ages the credulous have been easy victims of the crafty designing minds.

By Joseph F. Rinn

The One time Celebrated Conjuror, and Father of the "GIFT" Show

By Harry Houdini

Even our modern illusive creations do not appear to transcend the ancient effects to a very marked degree.

By G. G. Laurens

One of the most ingenious exponents of magical art was, perhaps, Enrico Longone, whom the world best knew as Frizzo—reputed to be the greatest Italian conjuror of modern times.

By Harry Houdini

Barring Napoleon the Great, no man has probably had more posthumous biographers than that genius of Magic, Mysticism and Masonry who starred under the pseudonym of "M. le Comte de Cagliostro."

By G.G. Laurens

By this time most of you have heard of me and my wonderful doings, and would like to know who I am, what I am, and where I came from.

By Robert Nickle

One of The Financially Successful Magicians of The Historic Gift Show Era

by Harry Houdini

Magician, Barber, Monk, Strong-man, Explorer, Egyptologist, Author and finally World-Famed Savant

By Harry Houdini and Henry R. Evans

From an ethical standpoint the public exposure of magical effects is wrong, and our utmost endeavors should be exerted toward its prevention. The magical societies of the world are uniformly against it, and they can't all be wrong.

By Harry Houdini

Personal Recollections of His First American Appearance

By M.H. Levett

One of the Most Interesting Characters in the History of Magic. Magician, Quack Doctor Pseudo-Philosopher.

By Harry Houdini

Incantations, exclamations they were at first; nay, we to-day must give them a better name: Applied psychology!

By G. G. Laurens

The following summary of "What Every Magician Ought to Know," is from "The Seven Books of Magic," printed in London in 1652, and bound in one volume. This was known as the "Black Book", and its possession was forbidden by both Church and State.