Charles William Heckethorn - The Secret Societies of All Ages and Countries (1875)

A Comprehensive Account of upwards of One Hundred and Sixty Secret Organisations - Religious, Political, and Social - from the most Remote Ages down to the present Time

Embracing the Mysteries of Ancient India, China, Japan, Egypt, Mexico, Peru, Greece, and Scandinavia, the Cabbalists, Early Christians, Heretics, Assassins, Thugs, Templars, the Vehm and Inquisition, Mystics, Rosicrucians, Illuminati, Freemasons, Skopzi, Camorristi, Carbonari, Nihilists, Fenians, French, Spanish, And other Mysterious Sects

Two Volumes - Scanned PDFs

Vol. I: 389 pages
Vol. II: 351 pages