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  1. 5. Prodigy Books, Insects and Record Breakers

    5/5The proliferation of "Prodigy" books and the first book to detail insects - Micrographia.

  2. 4. Bibles and Magic Texts

    4/5Bibles, magic texts, the Grand Grimoire and the last will and testament of Jesus Christ.

  3. 3. Hoaxes, Encyclopaedias and Fish

    3/5Literary hoaxes, lexicons, phrasebooks and the birth of the encyclopaedia.

  4. 2. Book Bindings

    2/5Books bound in skin, written in blood, and a very cryptic manuscript.

  5. 1. A Journey Begins

    1/5Edward Brooke-Hitching’s fascination with curious books was sparked by his father.