Practice to Deceive: The Incredible Story of Literary Forgery's Most Notorious Practitioners
by Joseph Rosenblum
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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 historTags
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- 098.3 — Computer science, information & general works Manuscripts & rare books (books about rare books) Prohibited works, forgeries, hoaxes Forgeries
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- PN171 .F6 .R67 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Authorship
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