The Humbugs of the World

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Author

Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891

Title

The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages

Credits

Produced by Julia Miller and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Language

English

LoC Class

AZ: General Works: History of scholarship and learning, The humanities

Subject

Impostors and imposture

Category

Text

eBook-No.

26640

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/26640

Release Date

September 16, 2008

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE HUMBUGS OF THE WORLD.
2. 2.PUBLISHER’S NOTE.
3. 3.INTRODUCTION.
4. 4.CONTENTS.
5. 5.HUMBUGS OF THE WORLD.
6. 6.I. PERSONAL REMINISCENCES. — CHAPTER I. — CHAPTER II. — CHAPTER III. — CHAPTER IV. — CHAPTER V. — CHAPTER VI. — CHAPTER VII. — CHAPTER VIII.
7. 7.II. THE SPIRITUALISTS. — CHAPTER IX. — CHAPTER X. — CHAPTER XI. — CHAPTER XII. — CHAPTER XIII. — CHAPTER XIV. — CHAPTER XV. — CHAPTER XVI. — CHAPTER XVII.
8. 8.III. TRADE AND BUSINESS IMPOSITIONS. — CHAPTER XVIII. — CHAPTER XIX. — CHAPTER XX. — CHAPTER XXI. — CHAPTER XXII. — CHAPTER XXIII.
9. 9.IV. MONEY MANIAS. — CHAPTER XXIV. — CHAPTER XXV. — CHAPTER XXVI. — CHAPTER XXVII.
10. 10.V. MEDICINE AND QUACKS. — CHAPTER XXVIII. — CHAPTER XXIX. — CHAPTER XXX.
11. 11.VI. HOAXES. — CHAPTER XXXI. — CHAPTER XXXII. — CHAPTER XXXIII.
12. 12.VII. GHOSTS AND WITCHCRAFTS. — CHAPTER. XXXIV. — CHAPTER XXXV. — CHAPTER XXXVI. — CHAPTER XXXVII. — CHAPTER XXXVIII.
13. 13.VIII. ADVENTURERS. — CHAPTER XXXIX. — CHAPTER XL. — CHAPTER XLI. — CHAPTER XLII. — CHAPTER XLIII.
14. 14.IX. RELIGIOUS HUMBUGS. — CHAPTER XLIV. — CHAPTER XLV. — CHAPTER XLVI. — CHAPTER XLVII. — CHAPTER XLVIII. — CHAPTER XLIX. — CHAPTER L.

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