The Resource The professor and the parson : a story of desire, deceit, and defrocking, by Adam Sisman
The professor and the parson : a story of desire, deceit, and defrocking, by Adam Sisman
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The item The professor and the parson : a story of desire, deceit, and defrocking, by Adam Sisman represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in DC Public Library System.
This item is available to borrow from 5 library branches.
- Summary
- "One day in November 1958, the celebrated historian Hugh Trevor-Roper received a curious letter. It was an appeal for help, written on behalf of a student at Magdalen College, with the unlikely claim that he was being persecuted by the Bishop of Oxford. Curiosity piqued, Trevor-Roper agreed to a meeting. It was to be his first encounter with Robert Parkin Peters: plagiarist, bigamist, fraudulent priest, and imposter extraordinaire. The Professor and the Parson traces the strange career of one of Britain's most eccentric criminals. Motivated not by money but by a desire for prestige, Peters lied, stole, and cheated his way to academic positions and religious posts from Cambridge to New York, Singapore, and South Africa. Frequently deported, and even more frequently discovered, his trail of destruction included seven marriages (three of which were bigamous), an investigation by the FBI, and a disastrous appearance on Mastermind. Based on Trevor-Roper's own detailed "file on Peters," The Professor and the Parson is a witty and charming account of eccentricity, extraordinary narcissism, and a life as wild and unlikely as any in fiction"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 231 pages
- Note
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- First published in Great Britain in 2019 by Profile Books Ltd. in 2019
- Includes index
- Isbn
- 9781640093287
- Label
- The professor and the parson : a story of desire, deceit, and defrocking
- Title
- The professor and the parson
- Title remainder
- a story of desire, deceit, and defrocking
- Statement of responsibility
- by Adam Sisman
- Title variation
- Professor & the parson
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "One day in November 1958, the celebrated historian Hugh Trevor-Roper received a curious letter. It was an appeal for help, written on behalf of a student at Magdalen College, with the unlikely claim that he was being persecuted by the Bishop of Oxford. Curiosity piqued, Trevor-Roper agreed to a meeting. It was to be his first encounter with Robert Parkin Peters: plagiarist, bigamist, fraudulent priest, and imposter extraordinaire. The Professor and the Parson traces the strange career of one of Britain's most eccentric criminals. Motivated not by money but by a desire for prestige, Peters lied, stole, and cheated his way to academic positions and religious posts from Cambridge to New York, Singapore, and South Africa. Frequently deported, and even more frequently discovered, his trail of destruction included seven marriages (three of which were bigamous), an investigation by the FBI, and a disastrous appearance on Mastermind. Based on Trevor-Roper's own detailed "file on Peters," The Professor and the Parson is a witty and charming account of eccentricity, extraordinary narcissism, and a life as wild and unlikely as any in fiction"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Sisman, Adam
- Dewey number
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- 364.16/3092
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- HV6692.P48
- LC item number
- S57 2020
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Peters, Robert Parkins
- Swindlers and swindling
- Fraud
- Fraud
- Swindlers and swindling
- Label
- The professor and the parson : a story of desire, deceit, and defrocking, by Adam Sisman
- Note
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- First published in Great Britain in 2019 by Profile Books Ltd. in 2019
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1102475563
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 231 pages
- Isbn
- 9781640093287
- Lccn
- 2019026530
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- Label
- The professor and the parson : a story of desire, deceit, and defrocking, by Adam Sisman
- Note
-
- First published in Great Britain in 2019 by Profile Books Ltd. in 2019
- Includes index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- on1102475563
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- 231 pages
- Isbn
- 9781640093287
- Lccn
- 2019026530
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
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Cleveland Park LibraryBorrow it3310 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC, 20008, US38.9338203 -77.05791820000002
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