Project Gutenberg 2014-07-13 Public domain in the USA. 167 Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugène 1805 1871 Robert-Houdin Robert-Houdin, Jean-Eugene 01013301 Les tricheries des grecs dévoilées. English The Sharper Detected and Exposed Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Sharper Detected and Exposed" by Jean-Eugène Robert-Houdin is a treatise on the art of sleight-of-hand and the detection of gambling cheats, written in the mid-19th century. The book delves into the world of fraudsters referred to as "Greeks," exploring their various schemes and tricks used to dupe unsuspecting players and gamblers. Robert-Houdin aims to educate the public on the deceptions prevalent in gambling, drawing from his own experiences and knowledge gained through years of study and mastery of magical performances. At the start of the book, the author introduces readers to his motivations for writing about the deceptive practices of sharpers. He reflects on his requests from magistrates to investigate cheating cases, revealing the complexities faced by judges who need to understand the intricacies of sleight-of-hand to bring justice. Robert-Houdin expresses his desire to illuminate the tricks of these con artists to protect the public, and he shares anecdotes like his encounter with the cunning sharper Elias Hausheer to illustrate the dangers involved in understanding and confronting such deceitful practices. The narrative goes on to lay the groundwork for further exploration of the different types of sharpers and their methods, setting the stage for a detailed look at the world of gambling deception. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/46266/46266-h/images/cover.jpg en Gambling Cardsharping GV Text Browsing: Crime/Mystery Browsing: Sports/Hobbies/Motoring Browsing: Other 378311 378315 2024-09-19T10:32:03.362646 2023-09-20T06:47:08.603650 text/html text/html 383086 2014-07-12T19:31:42 text/html; charset=utf-8 362705 2014-07-12T19:31:44 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 411775 2024-09-19T10:32:12.364581 application/epub+zip 413823 2024-09-19T10:32:05.281649 application/epub+zip 190571 2024-09-19T10:32:04.415643 application/epub+zip 548645 2024-09-19T10:32:17.637578 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 497139 2024-09-19T10:32:11.366597 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277215 2022-09-21T05:08:58.723101 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 309368 309179 2024-09-19T10:32:01.873665 2023-09-20T06:47:07.281633 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 308857 2014-07-12T19:31:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 112767 2014-07-12T19:31:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 308846 2014-07-12T19:31:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 112561 2014-07-12T19:31:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20817 2024-09-19T10:32:17.796555 application/rdf+xml 9945 2024-09-19T10:32:04.536633 image/jpeg 1909 2024-09-19T10:32:04.474625 image/jpeg 366102 2024-09-19T10:32:03.455638 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia