Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Foreword v
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Contents xi
5. PART I
6. I. INTRODUCTION 3
7. II. THE ESSAY AND THE RING AND THE BOOK 12
8. III. FACT AND FORMULA — THREE STUDIES IN IMPOSTURE 54
9. IV. SPECIAL-PLEADING IN THE LABORATORY 78
10. PART II. Essay on Chatterton 103
11. NOTES 135
12. INDEX 189