The O.P. Mania and Follies of Great Cities
An audience revolts against the proprietors at London's preeminent theatre. And what catchphrases, songs and slang might you have heard on the streets...
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A Man with a Cat narrates unusual and sometimes forgotten works of English language Non-Fiction, Poetry and Prose.
The Mississippi Scheme
John Law was a man ahead of his time. In the early 18th century, he persuaded the Kingdom of France to adopt a system of paper money, and effectively...
Thugs
Dating back as early as the 1300s, Thugs were a secret criminal group, partly hereditary in membership, who specialized in the murder by strangulation...
The Alchemists - Part Five
To what extent was Alchemy complicit in the fall of the Aristocracy and the birth of the French Revolution? In this episode, you'll hear about The Cou...
The Alchemists - Part Four
The Rosicrucians. Immortal Sages and Scholars, or a bunch of Blaggers and Chancers? In this Season of Esoteric Reads, I'm reading "Extraordinary Popul...
The Alchemists - Part Three
In this Season of Esoteric Reads, I'm reading "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and The Madness of Crowds" by Charles Mackay, first published in 1841. ...
The Alchemists - Part Two
In this Season of Esoteric Reads, I'm reading "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and The Madness of Crowds" by Charles Mackay, first published in 1841. ...
The Alchemists - Part One
In this Season of Esoteric Reads, I'm reading "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and The Madness of Crowds" by Charles Mackay, first published in 1841. ...
The Crusades. Part Four - The Last Crusades
In this Season of Esoteric Reads, I'm reading "Extraordinary Popular Delusions and The Madness of Crowds" by Charles Mackay, first published in 1841. ...
The Mueller Report - Volume II (Part Six)
In this Season of Esoteric Reads, I'm reading the Report On The Investigation Into Russian Interference In The 2016 Presidential Election by Special C...