A sequel to An enquiry into the nature of certain XIXth century pamphlets

by Nicolas Barker, John Collins

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Second Edition of Carter and Pollard's exposure of the forgeries of T J Wise, together with the second volume of entirely new material implicating Harry Buxton Forman.

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Once I'd read the original cover-to-cover, finally, I had to turn right to the sequel. This updates the Enquiry very usefully, and provides much background on Forman, full transcriptions of the Forman-Wise correspondence, and much additional useful material.
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Nicolas Barker OBE FBA has had a long and very distinguished career in the world of books. In publishing, he worked for Rupert Hart-Davis, Macmillan and OUP, and then for twenty years was Deputy Keeper at the British Library, responsible for Conservation
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Canonical title
A sequel to An enquiry into the nature of certain XIXth century pamphlets
Original title
A sequel to An enquiry into the nature of certain XIXth century pamphlets by John Carter & Graham Pollard : the book forgeries of H. Buxton Forman and T. J. Wise re-examined
People/Characters
Harry Buxton Forman; Thomas James Wise; John Carter; Graham Pollard
Important events
literary forgery

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Nonfiction, Literature Studies and Criticism, Biography & Memoir
DDC/MDS
098.3Computer science, information & general worksManuscripts & rare books (books about rare books)Prohibited works, forgeries, hoaxesForgeries
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Z1024Bibliography, Library Science and Information ResourcesGeneral bibliographySpecial classes of books

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