Did you know Charles Dickens of The Christmas Carol fame, of Nickolas Nickelby, David Copperfield, A Tale of Two Cities, and many more stories, was also an amateur magician? Indeed he was. Now hear all about it!
OH, and when you finish hearing about his exploits, stay around for a Christmas story written by HOUDINI, and narrated by Dean Carnegie.
UPDATE: After the episode went up, I was contacted by Ian Keeble, who I refer to as an authority on Dickens. He mentioned some errors I made in the podcast, some of which have been made by others historians in the past. He showed me the corrections, and I have put them up on my blog for historical accuracy. https://www.themagicdetective.com/2022/12/charles-dickens-amateur-conjurer.html
Ep 100 The Enigmatic Dr. Edward Saint
Ep 99 The Young Joe Dunninger
Ep 98 Magician and Magic Dealer Frank Ducrot
Ep 97 The Houdini Broadcasts
Ep 96 The First Houdini Seance -Did Houdini Return?
Ep 95 The Life of Eddie Joseph, Magic Writer and Magician
Ep 94 The Amazing Maurice Fogel
Ep 93 William Marion Fay - The Other Davenport Brother
Ep 92 The Other Houdini - Tony Curtis
Ep 91 The Wonderful Life of Tommy Wonder
Ep 90 Hen Fetsch - The Epic Inventor of Magic
Ep 89 Magic History News & Updates
Ep 88 Tales From The Dark Side of Magic
Ep 87 Year In Review and More Radio
Ep 85 Milbourne Christopher Master Magician& Master Historian
Ep 84 A Magician Among the Spiritualists
Ep 83 The Strange Friendship of Houdini & Ira Davenport
Ep 82 Houdini and His Ghost House
Ep 81 Ching Ling Foo The Original Chinese Conjurer
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