Extraordinary hoaxes of the 18th century

<p>Ian Keable describes some of the most audacious, bizarre and inventive pranks that fooled Georgian Britain&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>From a woman who seemingly gave birth to rabbits to a man who claimed he could climb inside a wine bottle, Ian Keable – author of <em>The Century of Deception</em> – describes some of the most audacious, bizarre and inventive pranks that fooled Georgian Britain.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>(Ad) Ian Keable is the author of <em>The Century of Deception: The Birth of the Hoax in Eighteenth Century England </em>(Westbourne Press, 2021). Buy it now from Waterstones: https://go.skimresources.com?id=71026X1535947&amp;xcust=historyextra-social-hexpod&amp;xs=1&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbook%2Fthe-century-of-deception%2Fian-keable%2F9781908906441</p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>