The Formosa Fraud
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More than 300 years ago, Taiwan was a controversial topic in London, thanks to a stupendous fraud perpetrated by a Frenchman claiming to have been born there. He made up an entire fantasy for the island with a fake history, a fake language and long list of outrageous claims that made his book, A Description of Formosa, a publishing sensation in London in 1704. Even the Bishop of London swallowed Psalmanazar's story and invited him to teach his...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:988842212X
ISBN13:9789888422128
Release Date:January 2018
Publisher:Earnshaw Books Ltd
Length:256 Pages
Weight:0.75 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 8.8"
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