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PREFACE
CHAPTER I. PRETENDERS A. PERKIN WARBECK B. THE HIDDEN KING C. STEFAN MALI D. THE FALSE DAUPHINS E. PRINCESS OLIVE CHAPTER II. PRACTITIONERS OF MAGIC PARACELSUS CAGLIOSTRO MESMER CHAPTER III. THE WANDERING JEW CHAPTER IV. JOHN LAW CHAPTER V. WITCHCRAFT AND CLAIRVOYANCE A. THE PERIOD B. DOCTOR DEE C. LA VOISIN D. SIR EDWARD KELLEY E. MOTHER DAMNABLE F. MATTHEW HOPKINS CHAPTER VI. ARTHUR ORTON(Tichborne claimant) CHAPTER VII. WOMEN AS MEN A. THE MOTIVE FOR DISGUISE B. HANNAH SNELL C. LA MAUPIN D. MARY EAST CHAPTER 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 CHAPTER IX. THE CHEVALIER D’EON CHAPTER X. THE BISLEY BOY THE DUKE OF RICHMOND |