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Arthur Conan Doyle. Edge of the Unknown
Edge of the Unknown
Table of Contents
I
THE RIDDLE OF HOUDINI
II
THE SHADOWS ON THE SCREEN
III
THE DREAMERS
IV
THE GHOST OF THE MOAT
V
THE LAW OF THE GHOST
V
THE ALLEGED POSTHUMOUS WRITINGS OF. KNOWN AUTHORS. OSCAR WILDE—JACK LONDON—LORD NORTHCLIFFE—DICKENS—CONRAD—JEROME
VII
SOME CURIOUS PERSONAL EXPERIENCES
VIII
DWELLERS ON THE BORDER[1]
IX
A STRANGE PROPHET
X
A LONDON GHOST
XI
THE HALF-WAY HOUSE OF MATTER
XII
A REMARKABLE MAN
XIII
THE RIFT IN THE VEIL
XIV
A NEW LIGHT ON OLD CRIMES
XV
SINGULAR RECORDS OF A CIRCLE
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Arthur Conan Doyle
Published by Good Press, 2021
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“A small iron tank filled with water was deposited on the stage, and in it Houdini was placed, the water completely covering his body. Over this was placed an iron lid with three hasps and staples, and these were securely locked. The body was then completely dematerialized within this tank in one and a half minutes, while the author stood immediately over it. Without disturbing any of the locks Houdini was transferred from the tank direct to the back of the stage front, dripping with water and attired in the blue jersey-suit in which he entered the tank. From the time that he entered it to the time that he came to the front only one and a half minutes had elapsed.
“While the author stood near the tank during the dematerialization process a great loss of physical energy was felt by him, such as is usually felt by sitters in materializing séances who have a good stock of vital energy, as in such phenomena a large amount of energy is required.... This startling manifestation of one of Nature’s profoundest miracles was probably regarded by most of the audience as a very clever trick.”
