Poison pen reviews were mine, confesses historian Orlando Figes
After Amazon notices rubbishing peers' work were spotted, esteemed Russianist's lawyers initially denied all connection, then said his wife had written them. He has now conceded the 'foolish errors' were his own
After threatening colleagues, literary journals and newspapers with legal action last week, Orlando Figes has revealed this morning that it was not his wife who anonymously rubbished fellow historians in comments on Amazon: it was him.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Friday, 23 April, 2010
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