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To: dead; JoeProBono
A funny sidelight -- Ossian the Fraud named for Ossian the Fraud.

(The original "Ossian" was a supposed epic Irish poem, much beloved by Napoleon, which turned out to be a forgery by an enterprising Celtic Revival dude named James MacPherson. What with him and Iolo Morganwg (whose real name was Ed Williams, which just doesn't have that true Celtic resonance to it . . . ) the 18th century fraud department was jumpin'!

19 posted on 01/21/2010 8:40:22 AM PST by AnAmericanMother (Ministrix of ye Chasse, TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary (recess appointment))
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21 posted on 01/21/2010 8:43:53 AM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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