Portrait of Lord Melvyn Bragg, host of In Our Time

Works published anonymously

Throughout the history of literature, since the creation of bound texts in the forms of books and codices, various works have been published and written anonymously, often due to their political or controversial nature, or merely for the purposes of the privacy of their authors, among other reasons. This article provides a list of literary works published anonymously, either attributed to "Anonymous", or with no specific author's name given.

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  1. Frankenstein

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Mary Shelley's story of Victor Frankenstein and the creature he makes from cadavers and then rejects - only for the monster to take his revenge

    16 May 2019

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    Featuring: Karen O'Brien, Michael Rossington, Jane Thomas

     
  2. Journey to the West

    Melvyn Bragg discusses the much loved Chinese novel from 1592, featuring Monkey, Tripitaka, Sandy and Pigsy, as they travel to India to bring back Buddhist texts.

    20 May 2021

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    Featuring: Julia Lovell, Chiung-yun Evelyn Liu, Craig Clunas

     
  3. The Federalist Papers

    Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the essays written in 1787/8 by some of the authors of the US Constitution which offer insight into the interpretation of the Constitution.

    12 October 2023

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    Featuring: Frank Cogliano, Kathleen Burk, Nicholas Guyatt