Hoaxes of Benjamin Franklin


1722: Silence Dogood
Cheerful widow pokes fun at colonial habits

1730: The Witch Trial at Mount Holly
Witches found in New Jersey

1733: The Death of Titan Leeds
(Described in book version of The Museum of Hoaxes)

1736: Poor Richard's Enigmatical Prophecies
Three prophecies that seemed not to come true, but actually did

1747: The Polly Baker Case
Woman fined for the crime of fornication

1782: A Supplement to the Boston Independent Chronicle
(Described in book version of The Museum of Hoaxes)






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