Famous Impostors was Bram Stoker's fifth and final book of nonfiction. This book deals with the exposing of various impostors and hoaxes. It was first published in the UK in 1910 by Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd., London. The book itself is a 349 page hardcover with a red cloth cover stamped on the front panel in gold. It was first published in the US in 1910 by Sturgis & Walton Company, New York. This edition is a 349 page hardcover with a red cloth cover stamped on the front panel in gold.
First edition book cover
Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd., London, 1910
Other first edition covers
Contents
This book contains the following ten chapters:
Pretenders
Practitioners of Magic
The Wandering Jew
John Law
Witchcraft and Clairvoyance
Arthur Orton
Women as Men
Hoaxes, etc
Chevalier d'Eon
The Bisley Boy
Periodical publication
An illustrated summary of the chapter "X. The Bisley Boy" was published in the magazine sections of at least seven newspapers across the US under the title "Was Queen Elizabeth a Man?"
On February 19, 1911 it appeared in:
On February 26, 1911 it appeared in:
Availability
This book is available as a:
The summary is available as a:
It can also be purchased online as a:
Newspaper image
The Seattle Daily Times, Seattle, February 26, 1911
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