The Poet and the Murderer: A True Story of Literary Crime a... by Worrall, Simon
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
- Seller Notes
- “Good with light cover wear”
- Title
- The Poet and the Murderer
- Special Attributes
- Dust Jacket
- ISBN
- 9780525945963
- Book Title
- Poet and the Murderer : a True Story of Literary Crime and the Art of Forgery
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 8.6 in
- Publication Year
- 2002
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Genre
- Literary Criticism, True Crime, Biography & Autobiography, History
- Topic
- Hoaxes & Deceptions, Murder / General, General, Poetry, Modern / General, Books & Reading
- Item Weight
- 0.2 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.9 in
- Number of Pages
- 288 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0525945962
ISBN-13
9780525945963
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2009828
Product Key Features
Book Title
Poet and the Murderer : a True Story of Literary Crime and the Art of Forgery
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Topic
Hoaxes & Deceptions, Murder / General, General, Poetry, Modern / General, Books & Reading
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Literary Criticism, True Crime, Biography & Autobiography, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
0.2 Oz
Item Length
8.6 in
Item Width
5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2001-053878
Dewey Edition
21
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Decimal
364.15/23/0979225
Synopsis
In The Poet and the Murderer, acclaimed journalist Simon Worrall takes readers into the haunting mind of Mark Hofmann, one of the most daring literary forgers and remorseless murderers of the late twentieth century.He was a young Mormon boy who loathed what he believed to be the hypocrisy of his faith, and who devised secret ways to infiltrate and undermine the church. Mark Hofmann began his career by forging and selling rare Mormon coins, and quickly moved on to creating false, highly controversial religious documents that threw the Church of Latter-Day Saints into turmoil. But it was his infamous Emily Dickinson poem that would prove his greatest deception, stunning the art and literary worlds and earning him thousands from the most distinguished Dickinson scholars. It would also prove his ultimate undoing, when his desperation to keep his greatest forgery a secret drove him to commit ever more heinous crimes-including acts of shocking violence.Filled with the page-turning suspense and tantalizing sleuthing techniques of a literary thriller, The Poet and the Murderergives us an unforgettable portrait of a deeply irreligious man and a brilliant con artist whose greatest talent-and greatest tragedy--was his ability to conceal his mad genius behind the unique gifts and enduring celebrity of others.
LC Classification Number
HV6684.U8W67 2002
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- l***i (1153)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseExactly as described/pictured. Carefully packaged. Ordered May 20. Shipped May 20. Arrived May 24, 2025. Thank you for the free card. I have visited Versailles so that card will be a perfect addition to my collection. 😃