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Forged excerpt of six lines from Catiline, signed 'Ben Jonson', with attestation (also forged) 'Writt for me by my friende Mr B Jonson when I asked him for his hand-writing. John Marston 1612', and later authentification by Thomas Wharton (also forged), saying 'The lines are from his Catiline, Act. 3'

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Forged excerpt of six lines from Catiline, signed 'Ben Jonson', with attestation (also forged) 'Writt for me by my friende Mr B Jonson when I asked him for his hand-writing. John Marston 1612', and later authentification by Thomas Wharton (also forged), saying 'The lines are from his Catiline, Act. 3'

Creator

Jonson, Ben, pseudo.

Date

Probably early C19, possibly C18.

Language

English

Bibliographic Citation

FREEMAN, Arthur, Bibliotheca Fictiva: A Collection of Books & Manuscripts Relating to Literary Forgery, 400BC – AD 2000, London: Bernard Quaritch Limited, 2014, p. 247. [804]

Provenance

Bibliotheca Fictiva

Rights Holder

Sheridan Libraries at Johns Hopkins University

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4to, 1 page