Famous Impostors

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• Publisher: The Floating Press
• Year: 2016
• eBook ISBN: 9781776672271

Delve into the gritty details of some of history's most infamous hoaxes in this fascinating volume of true crime from Dracula author Bram Stoker. Making his way from cross-dressers to magicians, Stoker concludes with the intriguing mystery of the Bisley Boy, a conspiracy theory alleging that Queen Elizabeth I actually died at the age of 10 and was replaced on the throne by a young boy who bore a remarkable resemblance to the queen.

Table of contents

• FAMOUS IMPOSTORS
• Contents
• Preface
• I - Pretenders
• II - Practitioners of Magic
• III - The Wandering Jew
• IV - John Law
• V - Witchcraft and Clairvoyance
• VI - Arthur Orton
• VII - Women as Men
• VIII - Hoaxes, Etc.
• IX - The Chevalier D'Eon
• X - The Bisley Boy
• Endnotes