Famous Impostors

Famous Impostors

BookFamous Impostors
PublisherSidgwick & Jackson Limited
Copyright HolderBram Stoker
About/SubjectPerkin Warbeck, Sebastianism, Šćepan Mali, Olivia Serres, Paracelsus, Alessandro Cagliostro, Franz Anton Mesmer, Wandering Jew, John Law (economist), Witchcraft, John Dee, Catherine Monvoisin (La Voisin), Sir Edward Kelley, Mother Damnable, Matthew Hopkins, Arthur Orton, Hannah Snell, Julie d'Aubigny (La Maupin), Mary East, Chevalier d'Éon, Elizabeth I of England
FormatHardback
LanguageEnglish
LocationLondon
This Edition Published1910
Copyright1910
Pages / Fontix + 349 pages
ChaptersI. PRETENDERS A. Perkin Warbeck B. The Hidden King C. Stephan Mali D. The False Dauphins E. Princess Olive II. PRACTITIONERS OF MAGIC A. Paracelsus B. Cagliostro C. Mesmer III. THE WANDERING JEW IV. JOHN LAW V. WITCHCRAFT AND CLAIRVOYANCE A. Witches B. Doctor Dee C. La Voisin D. Sir Edward Kelley E. Mother Damnable F. Matthew Hopkins VI. ARTHUR ORTON (Tichborne claimant) VII. WOMEN AS MEN A. The Motive for Disguise B. Hannah Snell C. La Maupin D. Mary East VIII. HOAXES, ETC. A. Two London Hoaxes B. The Cat Hoax C. The Military Review D. The Toll-Gate E. The Marriage Hoax F. Buried Treasure G. Dean Swift's Hoax H. Hoaxed Burglars I. Bogus Sausages J. The Moon Hoax IX. CHEVALIER D'EON X. THE BISLEY BOY
Notes"With ten illustrations" Printed in the United States of America
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