Preface -- CONTENTS -- 1. Mesmerism and Popular Science -- 2. The Mesmerist Movement -- 3. The Radical Strain in Mesmerism -- 4. Mesmerism as a Radical Political Theory -- 5. From Mesmer to Hugo -- 6. Conclusion -- Bibliographical Note -- Appendix 1. Mesmer's Propositions -- Appendix 2. The Milieu of Amateur Scientists in Paris -- Appendix 3. The Société de l'Harmonie Universelle -- Appendix 4. Bergasse's Lectures on Mesmerism -- Appendix 5. The Emblem and Textbook of the Sociétés de l'Harmonie -- Appendix 6. An Antimesmerist View -- Appendix 7. French Passages Translated in the Text -- Index.