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Famous impostors / by Bram Stoker.
Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912.Date: 1910- Books
The humbugs of the world / by P.T. Barnum.
Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891.Date: 1866- Books
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Les impostures de l'histoire ancienne et profane; ouvrage nécessaire aux jeunes gens, aux instituteurs, & généralement à toutes les personnes qui veulent lire l'histoire avec fruit. ...
Lancellotti, Secondo, 1585-1643.Date: 1770- Books
Hoaxes and deceptions / by the editors of Time-Life Books.
Date: 1991- Books
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The devil of Delphos, or, the prophets of Baal: containing an account of a notorious impostor, call'd Sabatai Sevi, pretended Messiah of the Jews, in 1666. Who afterwards turn'd Turk: and of many other impostors in Church and State; as False Christs, and False Prophets from the Rise of Christianity to the Present Times. To which is added, a proof that the present pretended prophets are the prophets of the devil, and not of God.
Date: 1708- Books
False prophets.
Kohn, Alexander.Date: 1988- Books
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The imposture detected; or, the mystery and iniquity of Elizabeth Canning's story, displayed: wherein principles are laid down, and a method established, by which all impostures whatever, still prevailing in the world, may be detected; and all future ones for ever prevented from establishing themselves hereafter.
Date: M.DCC.LIII. [1753]- Books
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Appendix. I hereby declare it to be one article of my political creed, that the Pretender is an impostor; ...
Date: 1715?]- Books
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Authentic anecdotes of George Lukins, the Yatton doemoniac; with a view of the controversy, and a full refutation of the imposture / By Samuel Norman.
Norman, Samuel.Date: [1788?]- 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: MDCCLXIV. [1764]- Books
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Foibles and fallacies of science : an account of celebrated scientific vagaries / by Daniel W. Hering.
Hering, Daniel W. (Daniel Webster), 1850-1938.Date: 1924- Books
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The Impostor detected; Or, The physician the greater cheat: being a candid enquiry concerning the practice of Dr. Mayersbach; commonly known by the title of The German doctor. Containing a faithful account of many remarkable cures performed by him which had been deemed incurable, and therefore declined by physicans of eminence. Being a full refutation of the sophistical arguments and invidious reflections of Dr. Lettsom and others. And shewing his practice to be defensible upon natural and philosophical principles.
Date: 1776- Pictures
A bogus wizard appears to raise a devil out of the ground for a customer whose pocket is picked by the wizard's accomplice. Coloured print after Thomas Rowlandson, 1800.
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827.Date: 1800Reference: 46992i- Books
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The popish imposter: a narrative. Faithfully translated from the original manuscript. Setting forth the frauds and artifices of the Romish clergy, to impose upon the laity. With explanatory notes. By a country curate.
Country-Curate.Date: [1740]- Books
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Authentic anecdotes of George Lukins, the Yatton doemoniac; with a view of The controversy, and a full refutation Of the imposture. By Samuel Norman, Member of the Corporation of Surgeons, in London, And Surgeon, at Yatton.
Norman, Samuel.Date: [1788?]- Books
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[P]assaw or The German Prince. Being a genuine relation of the late transactions of Sri William Newsted alias Prince of Passaw, wherein that notable piece of knight errantry is trac'd from its first original to its final exit. Together with a list of the officers civil and military, under the establishment of his lunary highness, and true copies of the letters schemes and articles of alliance, by means of which the cheat was so long supported. Now made publick from the original papers.
Date: 1719- Books
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The lamentation of Abbot G-Tier, for the defeat of the Pretender, on Monday, the fifth of April. By way of dialogue, between him and Sir Patrick Law-Ess.
Date: [1714]- Books
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Passive obedience, or The Christian doctrine of not resisting the supreme power, proved and vindicated upon the principles of the law of nature. In a discourse deliver'd at the College-Chappel. By George Berkeley, M.A. Fellow of Trinity-College, Dublin.
Berkeley, George, 1685-1753.Date: 1712- Books
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Imposture detected: or thoughts on a pretended prophet, and on the prevalence of his impositions. By John Martin.
Martin, John, 1741-1820.Date: M.DCC.LXXXVII. [1787]- Books
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Beware of the Pretender, or, a great hurricane at court. For they are all fallen out at last.
Date: 1712]- Books
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Imposture detected: or thoughts on a pretended prophet, and on the prevalence of his impositions. By John Martin.
Martin, John, 1741-1820.Date: M.DCC.LXXXVII. [1787]- Books
Extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds / by Charles Mackay ; with facsimile title pages and reproductions of original illustrations from the editions of 1841 and 1852 ; with a foreword by Bernard M. Baruch.
Mackay, Charles, 1814-1889.Date: [1972, ©1932]- Pictures
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A man dressed in costume as a theatrical caricature of a doctor. Line engraving.
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Scientists and scoundrels : a book of hoaxes / Robert Silverberg.
Silverberg, Robert.Date: 2007- Books
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The falacie of the great water-drinker discovered : Fully representing what are the ingredients that provoke him to so wonderfull a vomit, and by what art one glass seemeth to be of one colour, and another of another; and what he doth when he taketh the rose-water and the angelica-water. / By Mr Thomas Peedle and Mr Thomas Cozbie, who brought him over into England from Tours in France: and after Wednesday next being the 26 of this present June, will be constantly readie every after-noon, if desired, in their own persons to make an experimental proof of what is here declared. Published for the satisfaction of many of the nobilitie and ladies of this nation, and many eminent gentlemen who have offered great sums of money to have the misterie discovered. As also to undeceive many thousands, who having seen the manner of it, have been amazed at the wonder but could not discover the secret. Licenced and entered into the register-book of the Company of Stationers, according to order.
Peedle, Thomas.Date: Anno Domini 1650