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unmaskingrobert00houdgoog.pdf | 330 | NARROWNESS OF ROBERT-HOUDIN'S "MEMOIRS" by Torrini, as is set forth on page IO4. He pictures Torrini as dogging the footsteps of Pinetti through all Italy and finally driving him in a state of abject misery to Russia, where he died in the home of a nobleman, who sheltered him through sheer compassion. Robert-Houdin Bartolomeo Bosco in his prime. From an engraving in the Harry Houdini Collection. must have known this was absolutely untrue, for he quotes Robertson, who published Pinetti's true experi- ences in Russia. Pinetti took a fortune with him to Russia, acquired more wealth there, and then lost his [301] |