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The profiles of six literary forgers from 1700 to 1988. The profiles include William Henry Ireland, who wrote an entire play by Shakespeare; Vrain Denis Lucas, who composed letters from Plato, Cleopatra, and other historical figures in modern French; and Mark David Hoffman, who fabricated the history of Mormonism by "finding" numerous letters from Joseph Smith, Brigham Young, and others. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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The profiles of six literary forgers from 1700 to 1988. The profiles include William Henry Ireland, who wrote an entire play by Shakespeare; Vrain Denis Lucas, who composed letters from Plato, Cleopatra, and other historical figures in modern French; and Mark David Hoffman, who fabricated the history of Mormonism by "finding" numerous letters from
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