Hoax: Truth and Lies in the Age of Enlightenment by Madeleine Pelling #literature A searing tale about merchants

A searing tale about merchants

Nothing could be simpler and yet nothing is more gratifying

They are allowed outside

THE HORROR STEEPED IN PAGAN FOLKLORE AND A SAPPHIC ROMANCE SET IN A POST-APOCOLYPTIC WORLD FULL OF HUNGRY ELDRITCH CREATURES

Hoax: Truth and Lies in the Age of Enlightenment by Madeleine Pelling #literature A searing tale about merchantsHere lies Fanny Lynes, whose whispers from beyond the grave set London alight with scandal. Here swings Mary Bateman, who lived a life of lies and died a prophetess and murderer. Here stands Mary Willcocks. Or is it Anne Burgess? Or Princess Caraboo, from the distant island of Javasu? A ghost. A witch. A princess. This is a story of those who lie. And of those who choose to believe them. The discoveries of the Enlightenment unsettled as much as they