Famous Imposters Illustrated

First published in 1910, this book is a fun and interesting book featuring numerous historical impostors and hoaxes.

Excerpt "...The subject of imposture is always an interesting one, and impostors in one shape or another are likely to flourish as long as human nature remains what it is, and society shows itself ready to be gulled. The histories of famous cases of imposture in this book have been grouped together to show that the art has been practised in many forms—impersonators, pretenders...