The dog wrote it
Article Abstract:
Excuses given by various writers to defend accusations leveled against them for plagiarism are listed. Accidents are cited as the most common cause, but the reasons for the accidents are somewhat farfetched.
Publication Name: The New York Times Book Review
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-7806
Year: 1999
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Three centuries of the dust jacket
Article Abstract:
A satire on the history of the book jacket from 1672 to 1855 is presented. It reports that the first dust jacket was an attempt to hide a tooled leather cover disfigured with kipper juice.
Publication Name: The New York Times Book Review
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0028-7806
Year: 1998
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