The poet and the murderer
2002
The book examines the case of Mark Hofmann, a master forger who created fake historical documents including Emily Dickinson manuscripts, and ultimately committed murder in Utah when his schemes began to unravel. Worrall traces the intersection of literary forgery and violent crime through this true crime narrative about deception in the world of rare manuscripts and historical artifacts.
MurderForgeryForgery of manuscriptsForgeriesDickinson, emily, 1830-1886Murder, utahLiterary forgeries and mystifications