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Kapitel in diesem Buch

1. Front matter i
2. Dedication v
3. Contents vii
4. Acknowledgements ix
5. Abbreviations xi
6. Introduction 1
7. Part I Identifying impostures in early modern England
8. 1 Counterfeit beggars, bogus cunning folk and bigamists 17
9. 2 Tricksters and officialdom – bogus officials and forgers 34
10. 3 Quacks – all notorious medical impostors? 48
11. 4 Prophets and visionaries, possessed and exorcists – all religious impostors? 64
12. 5 ‘The unfortunate whose kingdom is not of this world’ – political impostures 87
13. 6 Ethnic impostors 110
14. 7 Gentleman impostors 130
15. Part II Imposture and autobiography
16. 8 The self-representation and self-perception of William Fuller (1670–1733) 155
17. Conclusion 204
18. Bibliography 211
19. Index 237