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Forgeries and Hoaxes
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Forging a Collection: The Frank W. Tober Collection on Literary Forgery 
 This online exhibit features information about noted literary hoaxes, such as 18th century figures James Macpherson (Ossian poems) and Thomas Chatterton (Rowley forgeries), the 19th century Fortsas hoax, and Frederic Prokosch and the butterfly books in the 20th century. Includes images. Material is drawn from the collection of Frank W. Tober, a "research scientist ... [who] was also fascinated by the technical processes used to detect forgeries." From Special Collections, University of Delaware Library. http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/exhibits/forgery/ Topics: Literature & Books Last updated Jan 10, 2006 Liberal Pranksters Hand Out Times Spoof
Article about how on November 12, 2008, "[i]n an elaborate hoax, pranksters distributed thousands of free copies of a spoof edition of The New York Times," in New York City and other U.S. cities. This document, dated July 4, 2009, "imagines a liberal utopia of national health care, a rebuilt economy, ... and other goals of progressive politics." Includes links to the hoax paper and to the accompanying website. From The New York Times. http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/12/pranksters-spoof-the-times/ Topics: Literature & Books, Newspapers Last updated Nov 17, 2008 Top 10 Literary Hoaxes
Article from 2001 describing significant "literary hoaxes from Shakespearean 'discoveries' to flying saucer frauds." Includes brief descriptions of these documents and authors, such as the 18th century Thomas Chatterton, who wrote "faux-medieval poems ... [and] cashed in on the vogue for literary antiquity by touting his verse as the work of a 15th-century monk," and the forged Hitler diaries revealed in 1983. From Guardian Unlimited, the website of the British newspaper, The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2001/nov/15/news Topics: Literature & Books Last updated Sep 22, 2009 |
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