Escape!: The Story of Harry Houdini

Escape!: The Story of Harry Houdini
Stephen Oles
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Even today, nearly a century after his death, we say his name. The dog gets out of the yard, or the baby out of the playpen, and someone will say: “That little Houdini!” The name still stands for “magician” the way “Fido” stands for “dog.”

The funny thing is, Houdini wasn’t really a magician. Or rather, after failing as a magician, he reinvented himself in a new role that made him famous: the escape artist.

Stephen Oles
Stephen Oles
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Stephen Oles has worked as an inner city school teacher, a writer, actor, singer, and a playwright. His plays have been performed in London, Seattle, Los Angeles, and Long Beach, California. He lives in Seattle and is currently working on his second novel.
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