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The Public Domain Review (publicdomainrev@mastodon.social)'s status on Monday, 23-Feb-2026 00:16:01 JST The Public Domain Review

#SundayReads: Jennifer Manoukian recovers the cunning exploits of a forgotten 19th-century conman, whose initially honorable intentions quickly escalated into all-out fraud: https://publicdomainreview.org/essay/a-princely-ploy
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  A Princely Ploy: Inside the Ruse of a French-Armenian Scammer
  
  After proclaiming himself the direct descendant of a 12th-century Crusader king, the Armenian priest and educator Ambroise Calfa hit upon an ignoble scheme: grant knighthood to anyone willing to pay. Jennifer Manoukian recovers the cunning exploits of this forgotten 19th-century conman, whose initially honorable intentions quickly escalated into all-out fraud.
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