The Modern Forgery Hypothesis

[ioannestritemius]

Let me save everyone some time. Each and every last letter contained in PUG 555-568 pertaining to Kircher's supposed Prague correspondents, plus Beinecke 408A, is a modern forgery. Voynich did not just forge the world's favorite mystery book, but also the beloved "carteggio". I prefer plain English: correspondence. And plain truth: forgery. The only interesting question from here on is the following: what else did he forge? If the man forged "Medieval Alice in Wonderland" and a complete 14-volume set of 17th Century correspondence (I can only assume that the remaining letters in those volumes are forgeries too), he fabricated more. Some library and museum shelves, beginning at the British Museum, will benefit from a good Spring cleaning. Unfortunately you cannot seek solace in the Dorabella-Cipher. That is a forgery too; trust me on that one. Sorry about this. – Life is so short, and life is so beautiful. There is no longer any need to waste it on this one man's obsessive nonsense. Spring is just around the corner. Waste your time instead on listening to the first blackbirds, and watch the trees bloom, and the grass grow, and deeply inhale the first Spring rain. Say hello from me to the first cat who crosses your path tomorrow. – And thank you for our brief time together. – Thomas Ernst.