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The impostors detected: or, the life of a Portuguese. In which the artifices and intrigues of Romish priests are humorously displayed. The whole Interspersed with several curious and entertaining Anecdotes, relating to some of the principal Personages of the Kingdom of Portugal. In two volumes. ...
Date: MDCCLX. [1760]- Books
Caraboo : the servant girl princess the real story of the grand hoax / Jennifer Raison and Michael Goldie.
Raison, Jennifer.Date: [1994], ©1994- Books
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Cautions and advice to the public, respecting some abuses in medicine, through the malpractices of quacks or pretenders to the medical and chirurgical arts. By William Jackson, ...
Jackson, William, active 1787.Date: [1787?]- Books
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A discovery of the three impostors, turd-sellers, slanderers, and piss-sellers. By Seign. Perin del Vago.
Beverland, Hadriaan, 1650-1716.Date: 1705?]- Books
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An antidote against the infectious contagion of popery and tyranny. Humbly offer'd in an admonitory letter from a Presbyterian Society in Edinburgh, to their friends in town and country, touching the present intestine war.
Presbyterian Society in Edinburgh.Date: Printed in the Year M.DCC.XLV. [1745]- Books
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The son of Tabeal. A sermon occasion'd by the French invasion in favour of the Pretender. Preach'd March 14. 1707/8. By Thomas Bradbury.
Bradbury, Thomas, 1677-1759.Date: M.DCC.VIII. [1708]- Books
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The deceiver describ'd: being a second appendix to a pamphlet, entitl'd, A caution against deceivers. In a letter to the authours of that pamphlet. By R. N. a layman of the country.
R. N., layman of the country.Date: MDCCXIX. [1719]- Books
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The son of Tabeal. A sermon occasion'd by the French invasion in favour of the Pretender. Preach'd March 14. 1707/8. By Thomas Bradbury.
Bradbury, Thomas, 1677-1759.Date: M.DCC.VIII. [1708]- Books
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The son of Tabeal. A sermon occasion'd by the French invasion in favour of the Pretender. Preach'd March 14. 1707/8. By Thomas Bradbury.
Bradbury, Thomas, 1677-1759.Date: M.DCC.VIII. [1708]- Books
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The son of Tabeal. A sermon occasion'd by the French invasion, in favour of the Pretender. Preach'd March 14. 1708. By Thomas Bradbury.
Bradbury, Thomas, 1677-1759.Date: [1708]- Books
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Memoirs of ****. Commonly known by the name of George Psalmanazar; a reputed native of Formosa. Written by himself in order to be published after his death. Containing An Account of his Education, Travels, Adventures, Connections, Literary Productions, and pretended Conversion from Heathenism to Christianity; which last proved the Occasion of his being brought over into this Kingdom, and passing for a Proselyte, and a Member of the Church of England.
Psalmanazar, George, 1679?-1763.Date: M,DCC,LXV. [1765]- Books
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Memoirs of ****. Commonly known by the name of George Psalmanazar; a reputed native of Formosa. Written by himself, in order to be published after his death: Containing An Account of his Education, Travels, Adventures, Connections, Literary Productions, and pretended Conversion from Heathenism to Christianity; which last proved the Occasion of his being brought over into this Kingdom, and passing for a Proselyte, and a Member of the Church of England.
Psalmanazar, George, 1679?-1763.Date: MDCCLXV. [1765]- Books
Schwärmer--Schwindler--Scharlatane : Magie und geheime Wissenschaften / Rainer Schmitz.
Schmitz, Rainer.Date: [2011], ©2011- Books
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Authentic fakes : religion and American popular culture / David Chidester.
Chidester, DavidDate: [2005], ©2005- Pictures
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Hans Buling, an itinerant medicine salesman, demonstrating his wares with the aid of a monkey. Engraving by G. Walker, 1792, after M. Laroon.
Laroon, Marcellus, 1653-1702.Date: 10 July 1793Reference: 20589i- Pictures
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Hans Buling, an itinerant medicine salesman demonstrating his wares with the aid of a monkey. Colour line engraving after M. Laroon.
Laroon, Marcellus, 1653-1702.Reference: 20590i- Pictures
Hans Buling, an itinerant medicine salesman demonstrating his wares with the aid of a monkey. Engraving after M. Laroon.
Laroon, Marcellus, 1653-1702.Reference: 20520i- Books
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A narrative of the seizure & confinement of Ann Brookhouse; who was assaulted in one of the streets of London, and carried off by two hired ruffians, May 7, 1798, and detained in close imprisonment, till August 25, following; as related by herself. Written by a friend.
Brookhouse, Ann.Date: [1798]- Books
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A serious representation to the people of Great-Britain concerning the Pretender. By E. D.
E. D.Date: [1715]- Books
Sins against science : the scientific media hoaxes of Poe, Twain, and others / Lynda Walsh.
Olman, Lynda C. (Lynda Christine), 1971-Date: [2006], ©2006- Books
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Enthusiastic impostors, no divinely inspir'd prophets. Wherein the pretended French and English prophets are shewn in their proper colours; their Pretences to Inspiration refuted by Holy Scriptures; their Impostures discover'd by their own Words and Actions, and by Depositions, Declarations, and other credible Testimonies, in an Appendix subjoin'd. The second part. By the author of the first part.
Kingston, Richard, 1635?-Date: 1709- Pictures
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An itinerant medicine vendor performing with props to a crowd in Siena. Engraving by G.B. Polanzani after S. Pacini after G. Mei.
Mei, Bernardino, 1615-1676.Reference: 20517i- Books
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Mrs. Stewart's case, written by herself, and respectfully submitted to the enlightened part of the publick: including her letter to Lord Rawdon.
Rudd, Margaret Caroline, 1744 or 1745-Date: M.DCC.LXXXVIII. [1788]- Books
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Mrs. Stewart's case, written by herself, and respectfully submitted to the enlightened part of the publick: including her letter to Lord Rawdon.
Rudd, Margaret Caroline, 1744 or 1745-Date: M.DCC.LXXXIX. [1789]- Pictures
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A itinerant medicine vendor demonstrating a deceptive illusion to an audience, he is pretending to burn a man's back and then use ointment to clear up the burns, in order to sell his wares. Etching.
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