Mackay was a poet, journalist and editor. In his day, he was best known for his poetry. He published Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions in 1841 and this was an immediate success that led to a subsequent edition being published in 1852.
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Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions: 3 Vols in 1
The Crusades
Duels and Ordeals
Fortune Telling
Haunted Houses
History of Alchymy From the Earliest Periods to the Fifteenth Century
Influence of Politics and Religion on the Hair and Beard
Love of the Marvellous and the Disbelief of the True
The Magnetisers
The Mississippi Scheme
Modern Prophecies
National Delusions
Popular Admiration for Great Thieves
Popular Follies in Great Cities
Progress of the Infatuation During the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries
Relics
The Slow Poisoners
The South Sea Bubble
The Thugs; or, Phansigars
Tulipomania
The Witch Mania
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