Extraordinary hoaxes of the 18th century
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A Magician at Work in the Name of Anne Robinson
A young woman called anne robinson was a maid servant, a maid for a missus golding. She pulled off one of the earliest poter geists where objects er in the house were thrown around and broken. At the time, they had no idea how it was done. All the witnesses to the event said they were, you know, they were watching the maid. There was no way that she could have done it. But afterward, she made full confession. It was almost like she was explaining how her magic tricks worked.
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