Project Gutenberg 2008-09-16 Public domain in the USA. 241 Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor) 1810 1891 Barnum, Phineas Taylor 28002628 The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages Produced by Julia Miller and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Humbugs of the World" by P. T. Barnum is a collection of essays and anecdotes written in the mid-19th century. The book explores the many forms of deception, quackery, and humbug that have pervaded society throughout history, touching on various subjects from politics and religion to commerce and medicine. Barnum, a celebrated showman and entertainer, aims to expose these deceptions while also reflecting on the nature of belief and gullibility among the general population. The opening of the work sets the stage for Barnum's exploration of humbugs by defining the term and highlighting its prevalence across various fields of human endeavor. He starts by emphasizing that humbug is not limited to outright fraud but includes any form of deceit that misleads the public. He laments the myriad ways people deceive themselves and one another in pursuit of personal gain or public approval. Through a series of reflections, anecdotes, and personal experiences, Barnum establishes the broad scope of humbuggery and hints at the intriguing examples to be discussed in the chapters that follow. The introduction engages readers by promising a humorous yet insightful examination of human nature and the quirks found within society's fabric. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Impostors and imposture AZ Text Browsing: History - General Browsing: Humour 791663 791672 2024-09-11T10:07:56.277169 2023-09-12T04:18:46.677639 text/html text/html 818814 2021-01-04T03:50:25 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 342018 2021-01-04T03:50:25 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 393878 2024-09-11T10:08:08.012582 application/epub+zip 399602 2024-09-11T10:07:58.789630 application/epub+zip 367269 2024-09-11T10:07:57.399629 application/epub+zip 689064 2024-09-11T10:08:14.691535 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 626570 2024-09-11T10:08:06.735592 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 588532 2022-09-12T10:32:44.939150 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 699361 699151 2024-09-11T10:07:54.509155 2023-09-12T04:18:45.027642 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 699195 2021-01-04T03:50:25 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 277663 2021-01-04T03:50:25 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 699200 2021-01-04T03:50:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 277539 2021-01-04T03:50:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20155 2024-09-11T10:08:14.855541 application/rdf+xml 13516 2024-09-11T10:07:57.790625 image/jpeg 3895 2024-09-11T10:07:57.598136 image/jpeg 384789 2024-09-11T10:07:56.390173 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia