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I. Pretenders 1
A. Perkin Warbeck 3
B. The Hidden King 17
C. Stephan Mali 31
D. The False Dauphins 36
E. Princess Olive 49
II. Practitioners of Magic 69
A. Paracelsus 71
B. Cagliostro 80
C. Mesmer 95
III. The Wandering Jew 107
IV. John Law 123
V. Witchcraft and Clairvoyance 145
A. Witches 147
B. Doctor Dee 155
C. La Voisin 164
D. Sir Edward Kelley 175
E. Mother Damnable 182
F. Matthew Hopkins 190
VI. Arthur Orton (Tichborne claimant) 201
VII. Women as Men 227
A. The Motive for Disguise 227
B. Hannah Snell 231
C. La Maupin 235
D. Mary East 241
VIII. Hoaxes, etc. 249
A. Two London Hoaxes 249
B. The Cat Hoax 255
C. The Military Review 256
D. The Toll-Gate 256
E. The Marriage Hoax 257
F. Buried Treasure 258
G. Dean Swift’s Hoax 259
H. Hoaxed Burglars 260
I. Bogus Sausages 260
J. The Moon Hoax 262
IX. Chevalier d’Eon

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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