
Extraordinary hoaxes of the 18th century
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What Is Your Favorite Hoax?
The author is a magician himself, which gives him a different perspective. He was particularly interested in why people fell for hoaxes and the motivation of those who carried them out. His favourite Hoax? The bottle conjurer hoax - an advertisement appeared that a man would climb inside a bottle but he didn't turn up to perform.
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