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Tall tales of the Golden East: the fabulous fabrications of two 20th-century con artists
Have literary deceit and spiritual self-invention ever been this entertaining? The question arises on almost every page of this galloping exposé of two men who were exceedingly relaxed about not telling the truth throughout their professional lives. They …