preface-liar

Updated: February 23, 2026

The boldest preface-liar was Aldus Manutius, who, having printed an edition of Aristophanes, first published in the preface that Saint Chrysostom was accustomed to place this comic poet under his pillow, that he might always have his works at hand.

Isaac Disraeli - Literary Character of Men of Genius: Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions