[MHT]

What copy are you talking about. I bought the one linked but it reads like someone’s notes and is impossible to follow. Are you sure you read this book?

[PerConPat]

My edition is entitled Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds. It was first published in 1841 under the title Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions.

I went to the site linked in post #50, and and then selected "Read this book online: HTML". It read fine to me.

I will say that I checked Amazon buyer reviews, and some editions get lousy critiques of editing etc.