![]() ![]() ![]() I might paraphrase it in this case by saying knowledge is safety. To safeguard the public against the practices of the criminal classes by exposing their various tricks and explaining the adroit methods by which they seek to defraud. Why then publish The Right Way to Do Wrong? The book claimed that its purpose was to promote public safety: IT DOES NOT PAY TO LEAD A DISHONEST LIFE, and to those who read this book, although it will inform them “The Right Way to Do Wrong,” all I have to say is one word and that is “DON’T.” Unlike Houdini, others might feel that they are unable to make all the money they wanted honestly. The Right Way to Do Wrong seemed to offer to others the knowledge and skill that Houdini possessed. ![]() “There’s no doubt about that,” said with a smile. “You would give the police a tough time if you should turn criminal.” Keith published, pointed to that possibility: An interview with Houdini in January, 1906, in Keith’s Theatre News, which B. The Right Way to Do Wrong seemed to allude to escaping from punishment for doing wrong. ![]() F.) Keith’s circuit of vaudeville theaters. Houdini was then performing escapes from police stations and jails in conjunction with touring Benjamin F. Harry Houdini’s first mass-market book, The Right Way to Do Wrong, used well-established rhetorical routines to exploit public interest in criminals and prisoners. ![]()
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