3. Hoaxes, Encyclopaedias and Fish
Book oddities from literary hoaxes, the birth of the encyclopaedia and medieval bestiaries to fish books. Read by Arty Froushan.
Literary hoaxes, lexicons, phrasebooks and the birth of the encyclopaedia. Medieval bestiaries and 800 page books about fish.
Edward Brooke-Hitching's father was an antiquarian book dealer. So began his fascination, leading to a unique journey through the entire history of literature, delving into its darkest territories to hunt down the very strangest books ever written, and uncover the stories behind their creation.
This is a madman鈥檚 library of eccentric and extraordinary volumes from around the world, many of which have been completely forgotten. Books written in blood and books that kill, books of the insane and books that hoaxed the globe, books invisible to the naked eye and books so long they could destroy the Universe, books worn into battle, books of code and cypher whose secrets remain undiscovered鈥� and a few others that are just plain weird.
Abridged by Polly Coles
Read by Arty Froushan
Produced by Clive Brill
A Brill production for 蜜芽传媒 Radio 4, first broadcast in July 2021.
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