Masters, Brian. Now Barabbas Was a Rotter. H. Hamilton.
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Charles MacKay
Standard Name: MacKay, Charles
Connections
| Connections Sort ascending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Textual Production | Mary Elizabeth Braddon | The first instalment of MEB
's hugely popular novel Lady Audley's Secret appeared in Robin Goodfellow; when this weekly sixpenny failed thirteen weeks later, she dropped Lady Audley for Aurora Floyd. The editor... |
| Residence | Marie Corelli | |
| Residence | Marie Corelli | Dr MacKay
suffered what seems to have been a stroke, so Bertha Vyver
and MC
moved with him to London to secure better medical attention. Masters, Brian. Now Barabbas Was a Rotter. H. Hamilton. 44 Ransom, Teresa. The Mysterious Miss Marie Corelli: Queen of Victorian Bestsellers. Sutton. 24 |
| Occupation | Marie Corelli | Charles MacKay
, now finding it difficult to write, became increasingly pressed to procure a healthy income. Fortunately, one of his physicians was impressed with MC
's piano-playing and he offered his drawing-room for a... |
| Friends, Associates | Marie Corelli | Bertha Vyver
, second daughter of MC
's father
's friend Countess van der Vyver
,came to live with the MacKays soon after the death of MC
's mother. Masters, Brian. Now Barabbas Was a Rotter. H. Hamilton. 40 Ransom, Teresa. The Mysterious Miss Marie Corelli: Queen of Victorian Bestsellers. Sutton. 15 |
Timeline
6 November 1841: Charles MacKay's Extraordinary Popular Delusions...
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6 November 1841
Charles MacKay
's Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds described a mesmeric session in terms highly suggestive of the sexual stimulation of the predominantly female devotees. It was published in three volumes; the...
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