Charles Mackay on why crowds believe — manias, bubbles, the witch mania, alchemists, fortune-tellers and haunted houses. A classic of scepticism.
SUBJECTSDelusionsScepticismWitch ManiaHaunted Houses
CONTENTS · 86
- 1PREFACE3 MIN
- 2THE MISSISSIPPI SCHEME — part 111 MIN
- 3THE MISSISSIPPI SCHEME — part 212 MIN
- 4THE MISSISSIPPI SCHEME — part 312 MIN
- 5THE MISSISSIPPI SCHEME — part 411 MIN
- 6THE MISSISSIPPI SCHEME — part 511 MIN
- 7THE MISSISSIPPI SCHEME — part 68 MIN
- 8THE SOUTH-SEA BUBBLE — part 112 MIN
- 9THE SOUTH-SEA BUBBLE — part 211 MIN
- 10THE SOUTH-SEA BUBBLE — part 311 MIN
- 11THE SOUTH-SEA BUBBLE — part 411 MIN
- 12THE SOUTH-SEA BUBBLE — part 512 MIN
- 13THE TULIPOMANIA12 MIN
- 14THE ALCHYMISTS — part 113 MIN
- 15THE ALCHYMISTS — part 212 MIN
- 16THE ALCHYMISTS — part 314 MIN
- 17THE ALCHYMISTS — part 411 MIN
- 18THE ALCHYMISTS — part 512 MIN
- 19THE ALCHYMISTS — part 612 MIN
- 20THE ALCHYMISTS — part 713 MIN
- 21THE ALCHYMISTS — part 812 MIN
- 22THE ALCHYMISTS — part 912 MIN
- 23THE ALCHYMISTS — part 1012 MIN
- 24THE ALCHYMISTS — part 1113 MIN
- 25THE ALCHYMISTS — part 1211 MIN
- 26THE ALCHYMISTS — part 1312 MIN
- 27THE ALCHYMISTS — part 1412 MIN
- 28THE ALCHYMISTS — part 1513 MIN
- 29THE ALCHYMISTS — part 1611 MIN
- 30THE ALCHYMISTS — part 1712 MIN
- 31THE ALCHYMISTS — part 1812 MIN
- 32THE ALCHYMISTS — part 1911 MIN
- 33MODERN PROPHECIES34 MIN
- 34FORTUNE-TELLING32 MIN
- 35THE MAGNETISERS — part 111 MIN
- 36THE MAGNETISERS — part 212 MIN
- 37THE MAGNETISERS — part 312 MIN
- 38THE MAGNETISERS — part 411 MIN
- 39THE MAGNETISERS — part 513 MIN
- 40INFLUENCE OF POLITICS AND RELIGION ON THE HAIR AND BEARD11 MIN
- 41THE CRUSADES — part 112 MIN
- 42THE CRUSADES — part 213 MIN
- 43THE CRUSADES — part 312 MIN
- 44THE CRUSADES — part 412 MIN
- 45THE CRUSADES — part 512 MIN
- 46THE CRUSADES — part 611 MIN
- 47THE CRUSADES — part 711 MIN
- 48THE CRUSADES — part 812 MIN
- 49THE CRUSADES — part 912 MIN
- 50THE CRUSADES — part 1012 MIN
- 51THE CRUSADES — part 1112 MIN
- 52THE CRUSADES — part 1212 MIN
- 53THE CRUSADES — part 1312 MIN
- 54THE WITCH MANIA — part 111 MIN
- 55THE WITCH MANIA — part 212 MIN
- 56THE WITCH MANIA — part 312 MIN
- 57THE WITCH MANIA — part 412 MIN
- 58THE WITCH MANIA — part 514 MIN
- 59THE WITCH MANIA — part 612 MIN
- 60THE WITCH MANIA — part 711 MIN
- 61THE WITCH MANIA — part 811 MIN
- 62THE WITCH MANIA — part 912 MIN
- 63THE WITCH MANIA — part 1012 MIN
- 64THE WITCH MANIA — part 1112 MIN
- 65THE WITCH MANIA — part 1211 MIN
- 66THE WITCH MANIA — part 134 MIN
- 67THE SLOW POISONERS — part 111 MIN
- 68THE SLOW POISONERS — part 212 MIN
- 69THE SLOW POISONERS — part 312 MIN
- 70THE SLOW POISONERS — part 45 MIN
- 71HAUNTED HOUSES — part 112 MIN
- 72HAUNTED HOUSES — part 211 MIN
- 73HAUNTED HOUSES — part 314 MIN
- 74POPULAR FOLLIES OF GREAT CITIES17 MIN
- 75POPULAR ADMIRATION OF GREAT THIEVES21 MIN
- 76DUELS AND ORDEALS — part 112 MIN
- 77DUELS AND ORDEALS — part 214 MIN
- 78DUELS AND ORDEALS — part 312 MIN
- 79DUELS AND ORDEALS — part 412 MIN
- 80DUELS AND ORDEALS — part 512 MIN
- 81DUELS AND ORDEALS — part 69 MIN
- 82RELICS — part 111 MIN
- 83RELICS — part 211 MIN
- 84RELICS — part 311 MIN
- 85RELICS — part 411 MIN
- 86RELICS — part 55 MIN
THE TEXT
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