The Formosa Fraud: The Story of George Psalmanazar, One of the Greatest Charlatans in Literary History by Graham Earnshaw

The Formosa Fraud: The Story of George Psalmanazar, One of the Greatest Charlatans in Literary History

Graham Earnshaw

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nonfiction history psychology medium-paced
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More than 300 years ago, the island of Taiwan was a topic of hot controversy in London, thanks to a stupendous fraud perpetrated by a Frenchman claiming to have been born on the island. He made highly controversial claims about the life and the hi...

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