Author Of The "Thames And Its Tributaries," "The Hope Of The World," Etc.

"Il est bon de connaitre les delires de l'esprit humain. Chaque peuple a ses folies plus ou moins grossieres."

Millot


CONTENTS

[ PHILOSOPHICAL DELUSIONS. ]

[ BOOK I.—THE ALCHYMISTS ]

[ PART I.—HISTORY OF ALCHYMY FROM THE EARLIEST PERIODS TO THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY. ]

[ PART II.—PROGRESS OF THE INFATUATION DURING THE SIXTEENTH AND SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES. ]

[ BOOK II.—FORTUNE TELLING. ]

[ BOOK III.—THE MAGNETISERS. ]