Although Mackay's book is a classic that is widely reprinted today, his account is sometimes contested.

Charles Mackay's book, Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, first published in 1841, attests to the practice of and belief in witch doctors in England at the time.

Each book included four or five older public domain songs such as John Newton's " Amazing Grace ", Mackay's " Revive Us Again ", Stennett ’ s " I Am Bound for the Promised Land ", and Smith ’ s " America ".

Author and journalist Will Self writes a column for New Statesman, ' Madness of Crowds ', which Self says takes it title from Mackay's book.

Mackay's subordinate, Mr Barrowclough, is more sympathetic and timid — and prone to manipulation by his charges.

It is likely that Mackay's uncle, Jimmy Brown, committed suicide: his body was found in Stromness harbour in 1935.

It is in the tradition of Martin Gardner's Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science and Charles Mackay's Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds.

In return, Mackay's frenzied, neurotic attempts to catch Fletch out, when fruitful, give the warder a level of smugness and satisfaction that is only accentuated by his charge's hostility and skulking.

Mackay's temper is agitated by the constant suspicion he has of Fletch, and his despair at the leniency of his other polar opposite in the series-his optimistic, mild-mannered, kind-hearted prison officer colleague Mr Barrowclough.

Mackay's homeland of Scotland serves as a constant source of entertainment for Fletcher who is constantly on the lookout for an opportunity to antagonise Mackay.

Mackay's approach to prison officership is perfectly encapsulated in a ranting lecture he delivers to Fletcher and some of the other prisoners on his unexpected return from a period of absence on a training course in the episode, ' Disturbing the Peace.

CQUniversity's Mackay campus is located on Mackay's southern outskirts and is about six kilometres from the city centre.

Although not much is known about the group, with John Henry Mackay's biography of Max Stirner appearing to be the most authoritative source, involvement appears to have been a formative period for Marx and Engels ( who wrote The Manifesto of the Communist Party, Wage-Labour and Capital and The German Ideology shortly after involvement ) and Stirner ( who wrote The Ego And Its Own around the same time ).

Its title is an allusion to Charles Mackay's Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds, published in 1841.

The Encyclopedia of Extraordinary Social Behavior to be like a modern extension of Mackay's work which is more sympathetic to the point of view of participants.

( This incident is touched upon in John Henry Mackay's Die Anarchisten.

An aviation trophy, administered by the United States National Aeronautic Association and awarded yearly by the United States Air Force for the " most meritorious flight of the year " by an Air Force person, persons, or organization, is named in Mackay's honor.

A display box of Bit-O-Honey candy shown by a cash register ; Mackay's car lot where the movie takes place is overlooked by a Bekins building prominently advertising the Bekins moving company ; Studebaker cars and trucks parked fill the lot ; Dan's convertible is a Chevrolet ; The booth where Dan and Vera kiss is a 25 ¢ Photomatic booth ; A sailor asking Nick for change wears a US Navy uniform ; The Cunocar van driven by the bookkeeper clearly displays the Cunocar Accounting Service logo in several scenes ; Dan first tries to get the $ 20 from an EZ Money check cashing outlet ; The bar Dan passes advertises Acme Beer ; A stack of Coca Cola crates sit behind Shorty at Bill's place ; Arden Ice Cream is sold at the pier ( today's Gelson's Markets ); The police officer's uniform clearly displays a Santa Monica Police patch ; The jeweler sells Dan a Helbros watch, along with the Mackay Garage's wall clock advertising Helbros Watches soon after the film begins are early examples of product placement.

As major-general commanding the brigade, and also as a privy councillor of Scotland, Mackay was an important and influential person, and James chose to attribute the decision of most of the officers to Mackay's instigation.

Lake Victoria was seen on 15 August, and the expedition reached Mackay's missionary station at Usambiro on 28 August.

Before departing in 1881, he returned to Oxford County, where monies were raised to start Oxford College in Taiwan ; a number of young people in the county were inspired to follow Mackay's example and entered into missionary service with a number of Christian denominations.

The large cast featured Thomas Meglioranza ( baritone ) as George Mackay, Chen Mei-Lin ( soprano ) as Mackay's wife Tiuⁿ Chhang-miâ, and Choi Seung-Jin ( tenor ) as Giâm Chheng-hoâ, Mackay's first disciple and follower in Taiwan.

The delegation from Taiwan brought with them two complimentary copies of Mackay's Diaries ( ed.

In recent years Mackay's life has been celebrated by advocates of a Taiwanese identity and historical understanding that stands distinct from the narratives brought to the island by Japan and China.

Men of Mackay's Regiment in the service of Gustavus Adolphus during the Thirty Years War

Mackay's accounts are enlivened by colorful, comedic anecdotes, such as the Parisian hunchback who supposedly profited by renting out his hump as a writing desk during the height of the mania surrounding the Mississippi Company.

Arguably Mackay's most famous moment at Norwich was during a local derby against Ipswich Town, in which he scored two goals.

In the 2007 – 08 season Mackay's only first team appearance came during an FA Cup tie against Wolves in January 2008.

Mackay's interest in the postal history of St Kilda had been formed during his time stationed there during his army service in the 1950s.

They were assisted in this by a group of friends and associates who helped to sculpt the classic Roxy Music ' look ', notably fashion designer Antony Price, hair stylist Keith Mainwaring, photographer Karl Stoecker, the group's " PR consultant " Simon Puxley ( a former university friend of Mackay's ) and Ferry's art school classmate Nicholas De Ville.

* Accounts of the South Sea Bubble, John Law and the Mississippi Company can be found in Charles Mackay's classic Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds ( 1843 )-available from Project Gutenberg.

The programme generated much publicity prior to its transmission by displaying the usually pitiless Paxman teary-eyed on camera when informed that his impoverished great-grandmother Mary Mackay's poor relief had been revoked because she'd had a child out of wedlock.

The portions of the village on Harbor Hill, in Clarence Mackay's former estate, are among the highest areas in Nassau County.

By the time all of the forces were formed up it was late afternoon and the Jacobites had the sun in their eyes, so they simply waited for sunset under the desultory fire from Mackay's forces.

Mackay's forces, realising the battle was on, stepped up their rate of fire, however due to a shallow terrace on the hillside shielding the advancing Jacobites, this fire was partly masked.

Eventually the lines met and Mackay's men in the centre were " swept away by the furious onset of the Camerons.

The battle soon ended with the entirety of Mackay's force fleeing the field, quickly turning into a rout that killed 2, 000.

On 7 November 1943, Morshead became acting commander of New Guinea Force and Second Army on Mackay's departure.

Morshead handed over command of New Guinea Force to Lieutenant General Stanley Savige on 6 May 1944 and returned to Australia, where he took Lieutenant General Iven Mackay's place as commander of the Second Army.

Mackay's name was restored to the foundation stone of the Sarjeant Gallery in 1985.

Tourists are catered for by a campsite spectacularly sited on the cliffs above the beach ( with easy access down to the beach ), an SYHA hostel, housed by some converted army buildings, bed and breakfast accommodation, and two hotels and restaurants, Mackay's and the Smoo Cave Hotel.

Kinnear briefly took charge of Doncaster after Mackay's departure in 1989 but was replaced by Billy Bremner after a consortium completed their takeover of the club.

In 2008 Taiwan's government invested in the production of the world's first-ever Taiwanese / English-language opera based on Mackay's life.

Queen's University archivists reciprocated with the minutes of Mackay's convocation and honorary Doctorate of Divinity.