Mysticism and its Results; Being an Inquiry into the Uses and Abuses of Secrecy, by John Delafield. Published 1857.
The title continues: Being an Inquiry Into the Uses and Abuses of Secrecy, As Developed in the Instruction and Acts of Secret Societies, Associations, or Confraternities, Whether Social, Religious, or Political, from the Beginning of History to the Present Day, and Their Effects on the Masses of Mankind, then and Now.
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