{"product_id":"hoax-truth-and-lies-in-the-age-of-enlightenment-9781805222354","title":"Hoax: Truth and Lies in the Age of Enlightenment","description":"\u003cb\u003eHere lies Fanny Lynes\u003c\/b\u003e, whose whispers from beyond\u003cbr\u003ethe grave set London alight with scandal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHere swings Mary Bateman\u003c\/b\u003e, who lived a life of lies - and died a\u003cbr\u003eprophetess and murderer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHere stands Mary Willcocks\u003c\/b\u003e. Or is it Anne Burgess? Or Princess Caraboo, \u003cbr\u003efrom the distant island of Javasu? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA ghost. A witch. A princess. This is a story of those who lie. And\u003cbr\u003eof those who choose to believe them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe discoveries of the Enlightenment unsettled as much as they excited. New\u003cbr\u003etruths challenged longstanding beliefs. Rationalism jarred with superstition.\u003cbr\u003eWhich voices would be heard in this ferocious battle for certainty? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the chaos, three women and their hoaxes rose as symbols of terror and\u003cbr\u003efascination. But were the lies surrounding Fanny Lynes, Mary Bateman and Mary\u003cbr\u003eWillcocks entirely of their own making? Why were the public transfixed? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eQuestioning culpability and complicity, Pelling's engrossing history of this\u003cbr\u003egreat age of the hoax reveals a veiled world of moral panic, tall tales and\u003cbr\u003etrue crime, and holds a mirror to our own turbulent relationship with truth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Madeline Pelling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ips - Profile Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781805222354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMadeleine Pelling\u003c\/b\u003e is\u003cbr\u003eco-host of History Hit's popular \u003ci\u003eAfter Dark \u003c\/i\u003epodcast and author\u003cbr\u003eof \u003ci\u003eWriting On the Wall\u003c\/i\u003e. She is an award-winning cultural historian, \u003cbr\u003eauthor and broadcaster. A regular contributor for television and radio, she\u003cbr\u003ealso writes for the \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBBC\u003cbr\u003eHistory\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eMagazine \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eHistory Today\u003c\/i\u003e, amongst\u003cbr\u003eothers.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Madeline Pelling \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":48909937737885,"sku":"9781805222354","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_741bec64-30d0-4c22-b9aa-8cbddf8d4be4.jpg?v=1789454794","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/hoax-truth-and-lies-in-the-age-of-enlightenment-9781805222354","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}