Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the Madness of Crowds

MacKay, Charles; Andrew Tobias (foreword)

ISBN 10: 0517539195 / ISBN 13: 9780517539194

Published by Three Rivers Press, 1980

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Show Excerpt mall-pox, was agreeable in its expression, and full of intelligence. At this time he began to neglect his business, and becoming vain of his person, indulged in considerable extravagance of attire. He was a great favourite with the ladies, by whom he was called Beau Law; while the other sex, despising his foppery, nicknamed him Jessamy John. At the death of his father, which happened in 1688, he withdrew entirely from the desk, which had become so irksome, and being possessed of the revenues of the paternal estate of Lauriston, he proceeded to London, to see the world. He was now very young, very vain, good-looking, tolerably rich, and quite uncontrolled. It is no wonder that, on his arrival in the capital, he should launch out into extravagance. He soon became a regular frequenter of the gaming-houses, and by pursuing a certain plan, based upon some abstruse calculation of chances, he contrived to gain considerable sums. All the gamblers envied him his luck, and many made it a point to watch his play,

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Bibliographic Details

Title: Extraordinary Popular Delusions & the ...
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Publication Date: 1980
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Very Good