Magic is more than tricks and secrets. It has a remarkable history filled with ingenious inventors, colorful performers, daring escapes, forgotten curiosities and larger-than-life personalities.
Our free Magic Library brings together decades of material about magicians and the history of magic. Browse thousands of biographies, explore our extensive Houdini collection, uncover unusual stories and trivia, or settle in with a classic magic book or magazine.
Meet the remarkable people who shaped the art of magic and discover the stories, inventions, rivalries and oddities that made magic history.
Step into our extensive collection devoted to Harry Houdini — magician, escape artist, movie star, author, debunker and one of the most famous entertainers in history.
- Houdini's life and career
- Photographs, films and recordings
- Trivia, homes, séances and memorabilia
- The Houdini Envelopes and other special exhibits
Browse hundreds of classic books on magic, magicians, performance, history, routines and techniques, plus volumes of vintage magic and entertainment magazines — all available to read online.
- Classic magic books
- Historic biographies
- Vintage magic magazines
- Read online free
Looking for a particular piece of magic history? Dig into our reference material for fascinating facts about magicians, famous tricks and the world of magic.
A LIBRARY BUILT OVER DECADES
The Magic Library isn't just a collection of web pages. Behind it is the physical MagicTricks.com research library, with thousands of books, magazines, periodicals, photographs, posters and other material collected over many years. That collection, along with contributions from magicians, their families and magic historians, helps preserve the stories and history you'll find throughout this Library.
ABOUT OUR LIBRARY
Want to know where our information comes from, or would you like to use information or images from the MagicTricks.com Library? These pages explain our research sources and guidelines.
