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First published 1957
Publisher Michael Joseph
Format Hardcover
Type Novel
Cover art Richard Barton
Pages 221
Price 10/6

Historical novel. "[Radio] DJ Jean Shepherd hated that bestseller lists were based on sales and also requests for books. He urged listeners to request a book that did not exist. It shot to number #1 and was eventually published." (Abebooks newsletter on "Jokes, Hoaxes & Other Literary Frauds", 2012-04-02) Betty Ballantine wrote the final chapter. (The Washington Post, 2019-02-16)