Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1

Name: Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1
Author: Charles Mackay

by Charles Mackay

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Project Gutenberg

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Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer and David Widger

Release date

1996-08-01

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Public domain in the USA.

Subjects

Social psychology Swindlers and swindling Impostors and imposture Alchemy Delusions Occultism -- Early works to 1900 Investments -- Psychological aspects Stock exchanges -- Psychological aspects Hallucinations and illusions Common fallacies

About the author

Charles Mackay

1814–1889

A Scottish journalist, poet, and songwriter with a lively eye for public crazes, he is best remembered for writing about the strange logic of crowds. His work mixes sharp observation, storytelling, and a reporter’s instinct for the mood of the times.

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