Houdini's Escapes
by Walter Gibson

Prepared from Houdini's private notebooks and memoranda with the assistance of Beatrice Houdini, widow of Houdini, and Bernard M. L. Ernst, president of the parent assembly of the Society of American Magicians.

• PREFACE
• PART ONE. INTRODUCTORY
  • Houdini's Notes
  • Houdini's Methods
  • The Escape Act
  • Handcuff Escapes
  • Rope Ties
  • Houdini's Cabinets
• PART TWO. ROPE TIES AND CHAIN RELEASES
  • Houdini's Trick Rope
  • The Sailor Challenge
  • The Rope Pillory
  • The Self-Tie
  • The Gallows Restraint
  • Ladders And Rope Challenge
  • Chain Releases
  • The Escape Board
• PART THREE. SPECIAL CHALLENGES
  • The Straitjacket Escape
  • The Blanket Restraint
  • Escape From A Crazy Crib
  • Hot Water And Wet Sheets
  • The Mail Bag Escape
  • The Pasteboard Box Escape
  • The Basket Escape
  • The Paper Bag Escape
• PART FOUR. BOX ESCAPES
  • Box Escapes Of Various Types
  • The Lead Sheeted And Lined Box
  • The Double Box Escape
  • The Niagara Falls Escape
  • The Indian Box Mystery
  • The Buried Box Escape
  • The Iron Express Box
  • The Iron Box Challenge
  • The Shelved Box Escape
  • The Plate Glass Box
• PART FIVE. UNDER-WATER ESCAPES
  • Rubber Bag And Glass Box
  • The Crystal Water Casket
  • A Glass Cabinet
  • The Submerged Trunk Escape
  • Houdini's Double Box Mystery
  • Milk Can Escapes
  • The Double Milk Can
• PART SIX. TRUNKS - BARRELS - COFFINS
  • Trunk Escapes
  • Barrel And Cask Escapes
  • The Great Coffin Imposture
  • Sheet Iron Coffin Escape
  • The Metal Casket Escape
  • The Galvanized Iron Coffin
• PART SEVEN. MISCELLANEOUS ESCAPES
  • The Wooden Log Escape
  • Pillory Escapes
  • The Glass Cylinder
  • The Glass Tube Test
  • Escape From A Block Of Ice
  • The Automobile Tire Escape
  • The Maine Tramp Chair
  • The Knife Box
  • The Spirit Collar
  • The Champion Lock Cuff
  • Two Tricky Doors
  • The Valise Challenge
• PART EIGHT. SPECTACULAR MYSTERIES AND ESCAPES
  • The Cradle Of Steel
  • Walking Through A Brick Wall
  • Walled In Alive!
  • The Cylindrical Cross Escape
  • The Suspended Brass Tube
  • The Great Cell Mystery
  • The Rack Test
  • The Spanish Maiden Escape
• CONCLUSION

1st edition 1930, 317 pages; PDF 158 pages.
word count: 56695 which is equivalent to 226 standard pages of text