Showing posts with label Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
Historical hoaxes.
For April Fool's Day, the Oxford DNB talks about historical hoaxes such as Piltdown Man and Princess Caraboo, while the Museum of Hoaxes lists the Top 100 April Fool's Day Hoaxes of All Time (see also the museum's Famous Hoaxes throughout History).
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Oxford DNB podcasts.
As an experiment, Oxford University Press is posting podcasts from its Dictionary of National Biography. Some biographies featured: Dr. Crippen, Ian Fleming, Jimi Hendrix, publishers Mills and Boon, and Piltdown Man.
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