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008			120522s2012 alu o 00 0 eng d
020			_a9780817386573
020			_z9780817317874 (hardback)
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050	0	0	_aPS3539.R23 _bZ78 2012
082	0	0	_a813/.52 _223
100	1		_aManning, Molly Guptill, _d1980-
245	1	4	_aThe myth of Ephraim Tutt _h[electronic resource] : _bArthur Train and his great literary hoax / _cMolly Guptill Manning ; foreword by John Train.
260			_aTuscaloosa : _bUniversity Alabama Press, _c2012. _e(Baltimore, Md. : _fProject MUSE, _g2015)
300			_a1 online resource (272 p.)
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"The Myth of Ephraim Tutt explores the true and previously untold story behind one of the most elaborate literary hoaxes in American history. Arthur Train was a Harvard-educated and well-respected attorney. He was also a best-selling author. Train's greatest literary creation was the character Ephraim Tutt, a public-spirited attorney and champion of justice. Guided by compassion and a strong moral compass, Ephraim Tutt commanded a loyal following among general readers and lawyers alike--in fact, Tutt's fictitious cases were so well-known that attorneys, judges, and law faculty cited them in courtrooms and legal texts. People read Tutt's legal adventures for more than twenty years, all the while believing their beloved protagonist was merely a character and that Train's stories were works of fiction. But in 1943 a most unusual event occurred: Ephraim Tutt published his own autobiography. The possibility of Tutt's existence as an actual human being became asource of confusion, spurring heated debates. One outraged reader sued for fraud, and the legendary lawyer John W. Davis rallied to Train's defense. While the public questioned whether the autobiography was a hoax or genuine, many book reviewers and editors presented the book as a work of nonfiction. In The Myth of Ephraim Tutt Molly Guptill Manning explores the controversy and the impact of the Ephraim Tutt autobiography on American culture. She also considers Tutt's ruse in light of other noted incidents of literary hoaxes, such as those ensuing from the publication of works by Clifford Irving, James Frey, and David Rorvik, among others. As with other outstanding fictitious characters in the literary canon, Ephraim Tutt took on a life of his own. Out of affection for his favorite creation, Arthur Train spent the final years of his life crafting an autobiography that would ensure Tutt's lasting influence--and he was spectacularly successful in this endeavor. Tutt, as the many letters written to him attest, gave comfort to his readers as they faced the challenging years of the Great Depression and World War II and renewed their faith in humanity and justice. Although Tutt's autobiography bewildered some of his readers, the great majority were glad to have read the "life" story of this cherished character"-- _cProvided by publisher.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
600	1	0	_aTrain, Arthur Cheney, _d1875-1945. _xAuthorship.
600	1	0	_aTrain, Arthur Cheney, _d1875-1945. _tYankee lawyer.
600	1	0	_aTrain, Arthur Cheney, _d1875-1945. _xCriticism and interpretation.
650		7	_aLITERARY CRITICISM / American / General. _2bisacsh
650		7	_aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary. _2bisacsh
650		0	_aLiterary forgeries and mystifications _xHistory _y20th century.
655		7	_aElectronic books. _2local
710	2		_aProject Muse.
830		0	_aUPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
856	4	0	_zFull text available: _uhttps://muse.jhu.edu/books/9780817386573/
942			_2Dewey Decimal Classification _ceBooks
999			_c34629 _d34629