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In the world of literary scandal, there have always been books filed under "non-fiction" that are better positioned elsewhere in the library. In this episode, historian Patrick W. Reed looks at one notorious example - Clifford Irving's authorised "autobiography" of the world's most famous recluse, the eccentric billionaire Howard Hughes.

Selected Bibliography & Sources:

The Autobiography of Howard Hughes by Clifford Irving
Howard Hughes: The Hidden Years by James Phelan
The Hoax by Clifford Irving

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