The Great Pretenders – The True Stories Behind Famous Historical Mysteries - Softcover

Bondeson, Jan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393326446 ISBN 13: 9780393326444

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2005

Synopsis

Paperback. Pub Date: 2005 Pages: 336 Publisher: WW Norton & Co. Did the son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette die during his imprisonment in the Temple Tower or was he one of the People Claiming to be the Lost Dauphin after the Terror ended And was Kasper Hauser. the mysterious boy who claimed to have spent his entire childhood in a subterranean dungeon. really the Crown Prince of Baden. or was he suffering from pseudologia fantastica. a pathological desire to deceive other people In this highly entertaining work covering the most famous unsolved cases of disputed identity. Jan Bondeson uncovers all the evidence. then applies his medical knowledge and logical thinking to ascertain true stories behind these fascinating histories.

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Review:

"Bondeson examines hitherto neglected documents and adds his valuable medical knowledge.... Entertaining studies of classic imposters and a public inclined to be gullible even before the age of TV."

Synopsis:

Did the son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette die during his imprisonment in the Temple Tower, or was he one of the people claiming to be the Lost Dauphin after the Terror ended? And was Kasper Hauser, the mysterious boy who claimed to have spent his entire childhood in a subterranean dungeon, really the Crown Prince of Baden, or was he suffering from pseudologia fantastica, a pathological desire to deceive other people? In this highly entertaining work covering the most famous unsolved cases of disputed identity, Jan Bondeson uncovers all the evidence, then applies his medical knowledge and logical thinking to ascertain true stories behind these fascinating histories.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0393326446
• ISBN 13: 9780393326444
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336