Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds
Front page of the original 1841 edition
Author Charles Mackay
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Subject Crowd psychology, economic bubbles, history
Publisher Richard Bentley, London
Publication date 1841
Media type Print
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds is an early study of crowd psychology by Scottish journalist Charles Mackay, first published in 1841. The book chronicles its subjects in three parts: "National Delusions", "Peculiar Follies", and "Philosophical Delusions". MacKay was an accomplished teller of stories, though he wrote in a journalistic and somewhat sensational style.
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