Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds

Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
Author: Charles Mackay
Pages: 2,043,705 Pages
Audio Length: 28 hr 23 min
Languages: en

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CONTENTS.

  • INDEX.
  • FOOTNOTES.
  • Volume I
    • Contents.
    • List of Engravings.
    • Preface.
    • The Mississippi Scheme.
    • The South-Sea Bubble.
    • The Tulipomania.
    • The Alchymists.
    • Modern Prophecies.
    • Fortune-Telling.
    • The Magnetisers.
    • Influence of Politics and Religion on the Hair and Beard.
  • Volume II
    • Contents.
    • List of Engravings.
    • The Crusades.
    • The Witch Mania.
    • The Slow Poisoners.
    • Haunted Houses.
    • Popular Follies of Great Cities.
    • Popular Admiration of Great Thieves.
    • Duels and Ordeals.
    • Relics.