Worlds Unread and the case of The False Baron

Field notes

The project’s first announced title is The False Baron, a German work first published in 1861 as part of Der neue Pitaval. Its subject is a confidence trickster who constructs identities through false names, estates and marriages before facing a murder accusation. Worlds Unread says its edition will work from the source text and add an introduction, chronology and explanatory notes, positioning the book as a readable rediscovery rather than a museum object.