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The madman's library

Hardcover • 2020 • English

The madman's library: the strangest books, manuscripts and other literary curiosities from history

By Edward Brooke-Hitching

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About the book

This is a madman's 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... and a few others that are just plain weird. From the 605-page Qur'an written in the blood of Sadda...Show more

Book details

ISBN

9781471166914

Publisher

Simon & Schuster UK Ltd

Published year

2020

Language

English

Original title

The madman's library

Format

Hardcover

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