First edition. Hardcover. Fine in fine dust jacket. xix+ 393 pp. with index, bibliography. Illustrations. Fascinating look at literary forgers from late 17th-early 18th century George Psalmanazar, late 1700s "Ossian" James MacPherson, Thomas Chatterton, who invented a medieaval monk and his poetry, to Shakesperian forgers Collier and Ireland, erswhile Lord Byron descandant George Gordon Byron and probably the most devious and accomplished forger, Thomas Wise.

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Title

Practice to Deceive: The Incredible Story of Literary Forgery's Most Notorious Practitioners

Publisher

Oak Knoll Press

Publication Date

2000

Language

English

ISBN 10

158456010X

ISBN 13

9781584560104

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First edition.

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

fine

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True crime

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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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