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Mackay, Charles 1814-1889

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Works:738 works in 1,557 publications in 14 languages and 14,727 library holdings
Genres:English poetry 
Roles:Editor, Compiler, Lyricist, Librettist, Recipient, Director, Translator
Classifications:az999, 001.9
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Extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds by Charles Mackay( Book )
213 editions published between 1800 and 2010 in 4 languages and held by 3,250 libraries worldwide
"Every age has its peculiar folly; some scheme, project, or phantasy into which it plunges, spurred on by the love of gain, the necessity of excitement, or the mere force of imitation," said author Charles Mackay. It was true then in 1841, and it is certainly true now. This informative, funny collection of popular delusions, from Alchemy to Mesmerism, has become a classic--a study of mass manias, crowd behavior, and human folly. The book encompasses a broad range of scams, manias, and deceptions including witch burning and the Great Crusades. Here are the human quirks that created the Mississippi Bubble and Tulipomania--when speculators lost fortunes on a single tulip bulb. Here are the follies and fads that dictated fashion through the ages.
Cavalier songs and ballads of England from 1642 to 1684( Book )
in English and held by 754 libraries worldwide
Life and liberty in America, or, Sketches of a tour in the United States and Canada, in 1857-8 by Charles Mackay( Book )
54 editions published between 1859 and 1996 in English and Undetermined and held by 494 libraries worldwide
Medora Leigh; a history and an autobiography by Charles Mackay( Book )
8 editions published between 1869 and 1973 in English and held by 166 libraries worldwide
A collection of songs and ballads relative to the London prentices and trades and to the affairs of London generally during the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries by Charles Mackay( Book )
7 editions published between 1841 and 1965 in English and held by 157 libraries worldwide
The lost beauties of the English language; an appeal to authors, poets, clergymen, and public speakers by Charles Mackay( Book )
19 editions published between 1874 and 1978 in English and held by 142 libraries worldwide
The Mormons: or Latter-day saints by Henry Mayhew( Book )
4 editions published between 1851 and 1852 in English and held by 132 libraries worldwide
A dictionary of Lowland Scotch : with an introductory chapter on the poetry, humour, and literary history of the Scottish language by Charles Mackay( Book )
5 editions published between 1888 and 1968 in English and held by 131 libraries worldwide
The poetical works of Charles Mackay now for the first time collected ; complete in one volume by Charles Mackay( Book )
6 editions published in 1876 in English and held by 123 libraries worldwide
A thousand and one gems of English poetry by Charles Mackay( Book )
18 editions published between 1867 and 1997 in English and held by 119 libraries worldwide
Forty years' recollections of life, literature, and public affairs. From 1830 to 1870 by Charles Mackay( Book )
7 editions published between 1877 and 1972 in English and held by 119 libraries worldwide
Fisher's drawing room scrap book( Journal / Magazine / Newspaper )
5 editions published in 1832 in English and held by 106 libraries worldwide
Life and times of Sir Robert Peel by W. C Taylor( Book )
6 editions published in 1851 in English and held by 104 libraries worldwide
A glossary of obscure words and phrases in the writings of Shakspeare and his contemporaries : traced etymologically to the ancient language of the British people as spoken before the irruption of the Danes and Saxons by Charles Mackay( Book )
4 editions published in 1887 in English and held by 102 libraries worldwide
Lost beauties of the English language by Charles Mackay( Book )
6 editions published between 1900 and 1987 in English and Undetermined and held by 101 libraries worldwide
A dictionary of Lowland Scotch, with an introductory chapter on the poetry, humour, and literary history of the Scottish language and an appendix of Scottish proverbs by Charles Mackay( Book )
10 editions published between 1888 and 1968 in English and held by 97 libraries worldwide
Under green leaves by Charles Mackay( Book )
9 editions published between 1857 and 1992 in English and held by 89 libraries worldwide
A Collection of songs and ballads relative to the London prentices and trades and to the affairs of London generally, during the fourteenth, fifteenth, and sixteenth centuries( Book )
3 editions published between 1841 and 1965 in English and held by 86 libraries worldwide
The lump of gold : and other poems by Charles Mackay( Book )
9 editions published between 1856 and 1992 in English and held by 82 libraries worldwide
The Gaelic etymology of the languages of western Europe and more especially of the English and Lowland Scotch, and their slang, cant, and colloquial dialects by Charles Mackay( Book )
3 editions published in 1877 in English and held by 82 libraries worldwide
 
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Extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds
Alternative Names
Mac Kay, Charles 1814-1889 RAK-WB § 316, Abs. 2
Mackay, C. 1814-1889
Mackay, Ch. 1814-1889
MacKay, Charles 1814-1889 Vorlage
Mckay, Charles 1814-1889
麦基, 查尔斯
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Life and liberty in America, or, Sketches of a tour in the United States and Canada, in 1857-8
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