"Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 3" by Charles Mackay is a mid-19th century look into humanity's strange history of odd beliefs, filled with both comedy and cautionary tales regarding alchemy, fortune-telling, and more. It speaks to the reasons why mankind has certain fixations and motivations, especially when it comes to warding off discontent, as it lists multiple alchemists and their erroneous beliefs, showcasing what happened as a result of their searches for the philosopher's stone and the elusive elixir of life. It stresses that the foolish mistakes of people in the past should be enlightening so that we can learn from their humorous, manufactured, and irrational beliefs to help us gain fulfillment.
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 3
By Charles Mackay
Journey back in time to witness humanity’s strangest obsessions with fantastical ideas and impossible quests.
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About the AuthorCharles Mackay, McKay, or MacKay may refer to:Charles Mackay (author) (1814–1889), Scottish poet, journalist, author, anthologist, novelist, and songwriter
Charles McKay (1855–1883), American naturalist and explorer
Charles Mackay (mayor) (1875–1929), New Zealand lawyer, local politician, and Mayor of Wanganui
Charlie MacKay (1880–1953), Australian rules footballer and physician
Charles Reay Mackay, Australian immunologist, fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
Charles R. MacKay, pseudonym for William Harral Johnson and William Stewart Ross used on Life of Charles Bradlaugh, M.P. (1888), a libelous attack on Charles Bradlaugh
Charles MacKay, American arts administrator
Charles Mackay, McKay, or MacKay may refer to:Charles Mackay (author) (1814–1889), Scottish poet, journalist, author, anthologist, novelist, and songwriter Charles McKay (1855–1883), American naturalist and explorer Charles Mackay (mayor) (1875–1929), New Zealand lawyer, local politician, and Mayor of Wanganui Charlie MacKay (1880–1953), Australian rules footballer and physician Charles Reay Mackay, Australian immunologist, fellow of the Australian Academy of Science Charles R. MacKay, pseudonym for William Harral Johnson and William Stewart Ross used on Life of Charles Bradlaugh, M.P. (1888), a libelous attack on Charles Bradlaugh Charles MacKay, American arts administrator
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