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The Right Way to Do Wrong

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)

Genre(s): True Crime

Language: English

Section	Chapter	Reader	Time
Play 00	Preface	Lee Ann Howlett	00:03:18
Play 01	Income of a Criminal	Lee Ann Howlett	00:08:40
Play 02	Professional Burglary	Lee Ann Howlett	00:11:36
Play 03	Difficulties of Burglary	Lee Ann Howlett	00:10:59
Play 04	Burglars' Superstitions	Lee Ann Howlett	00:09:18
Play 05	Thieves and Their Tricks	Lee Ann Howlett	00:08:09
Play 06	The Aristocrat of Thievery	Lee Ann Howlett	00:08:27
Play 07	Pickpockets at Work	Lee Ann Howlett	00:05:55
Play 08	Beggars and Dead Beats	Lee Ann Howlett	00:12:31
Play 09	Begging Letter Swindles	Lee Ann Howlett	00:06:03
Play 10	Tricks of Bunco Men	Lee Ann Howlett	00:08:43
Play 11	The Game of Wits	Lee Ann Howlett	00:09:34
Play 12	Fake! Fake! Fake!	Lee Ann Howlett	00:09:05
Play 13	Bogus Treasures	Lee Ann Howlett	00:04:43
Play 14	Famous Swindles	Lee Ann Howlett	00:04:59
Play 15	The Fair Criminal	Lee Ann Howlett	00:08:59
Play 16	The "Brace" Game	Lee Ann Howlett	00:07:55
Play 17	Cheating Uncle Sam	Lee Ann Howlett	00:08:58
Play 18	Humbugs	Lee Ann Howlett	00:05:15
Play 19	About Myself	Lee Ann Howlett	00:07:42
Play 20	Conclusion	Lee Ann Howlett	00:02:03

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