Thus end, also, my researches, covering almost two decades of time, researches in which my veneration for old-time magicians grew with each newly discovered bit of history; researches during which my respect for the profession of magic has grown by leaps and bounds. And the fruits of these researches I now lay before the only true jury, the great reading public. My task is finished. * * * * * Typographical errors corrected by the etext transcriber: Inventions and and Discoveries=> Inventions and Discoveries {pg 14} from his autobigraphy=> from his autobiography {pg 34} is supposed so have been engraved=> is supposed to have been engraved {pg 59 illustration caption} is his autobiography=> in his autobiography {pg 89 illustration caption} woudn=> wound {pg 160} perfomances=> performances {pg 187} though as far as maiming him for life=> though not as far as maiming him for life {pg 281} the frontispiese=> the frontispiece {pg 48 illustration caption} End of Project Gutenberg's The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin, by Harry Houdini