Princess Caraboo: Comments
(most recent posts first)
Sorry. I forgot to add my name to the previous posting about Princess Caraboo and my various plays about her extraordinary life.
Roger Stennett, Almondsbury, Bristol.
Tuesday, July 29, 2003 at 10:54:20
The Princess Caraboo story is a wonderful tale. I came across it 15 yers ago, some years after I moved to the village of Almondsbury near Bristol where the whole thing 'happened'. I am a writer and wrote a screenplay for the BBC on the subject, followed by a stage play in 1990 and some years ago a Radio play for BBC Radio 4 which is still on the BBC Web site. I am currently discussing writing a community play for the Devon village of Witheridge, Mary Baker' (Caraboo) birthplace. Incidentally, the late John Wells, who wrote the Caraboo movie and the book quoted in your newsgroup, and I met up while he was filming his story, and talked about Caraboo like she was a shared old friend. The more people who know the story the better.
Tuesday, July 29, 2003 at 09:35:35
Dear Alex,
I found your site today while searching for information about Princess Caraboo. The reason for this, is that Princess Caraboo's grave is in danger of being buried under tarmac. You state that her grave is unknown. This is not the case. It is situated in a tiny cemetery on Hebron Road, in Bedminster, Bristol. The Victorian chapel that it belongs to is now a buisness center, and planning permission is being sought to turn this little graveyard into a carpark.
Esma
Thursday, June 26, 2003 2:43 AM
Dear Mr. Boese,
I'm enjoying your book and thought I'd drop you a line regarding the hoax of Mary Baker (Princess Caraboo). I'm sure it is pure coincidence, especially since the Princess Caraboo hoax was confessed to, but the word for her God, "Alla Tallah", is in fact an Arabic phrase used by Muslims quite often. It means "God Most High". Kinda makes ya wonder... :-)
Najiyah
Friday, February 21, 2003 9:50 PM
Hi, I came looking for info on Princess Caraboo and found thewhole site completely fascinating. I've written a couple of scifaiku about the Moon Hoax - http://www.geocities.com/godgfiu.geo/scifaikunew.htm#moonhoax
Yvonne
Bristol, UK - Thursday, August 29, 2002 at 05:28:37 (PDT)
Thanks very much.. I saw the Simpsons the other day and Mr X's website was run by Homer. I will look for the book online.
Steve
Thursday, January 3, 2002 12:59 PM
The link is indeed dead [Update: it now seems to be working again], so I can only assume that "Mr. X" decided to pull the plug on his Princess Caraboo resource. If you want to find out more info on Princess Caraboo, I highly recommend a book by John Wells titled "Princess Caraboo: Her True Story." It's no longer in print, but you should be able to find it used online. It was published in 1994 by Pan Books.
Alex
Thursday, January 03, 2002 4:21 AM
What a wonderful website, cheered my up on a cold winter morning. Facinated by Caraboo story, but the text link to the web page of her full story by Mr X is broken. Any help apreciated.
Steve
Saturday, December 29, 2001 3:00 AM
My favorite hoax is the one about Princess Caroboo!!! I love that story! To me she is a princess.
June 30, 2001
Dear Mr. Boese,
I came across your web-site tonight while checking for other sites including "Caraboo." For your reference, I have produced a hypertext edition of Gutch's "Caraboo" at my web-site, at: http://www.resologist.net/carabooa.htm
I shall have to spend some more time going over many of the hoaxes covered by your site. I would recommend one item, which may be a hoax and which is associated with many hoaxes in its solution, for inclusion in your list: the "Grave Creek Stone." There is a fairly good review with illustrations, at: http://www.econ.ohio-state.edu/jhm/arch/grvcrk.html
There are a number of other hoaxes mentioned by Charles Hoy Fort, in "Lo!" Some of my favourites are Sir Flinders Petrie's discrediting of Dr. Hubert Grimme's deciphering of the story of Moses, from an inscribed stone found at a temple in Sinai, and the archaeological discoveries at Glozel, France. These are to be found in part 1, chapter 15, at: http://www.resologist.net/lo115.htm
Mr. X
Tuesday, September 26, 2000 12:08 AM