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	BBC NEWS \| England \| Oxfordshire \| Book deal for dragon hoax author
		After numerous rejections Allistair Mitchell concocted a tale that a dragon had been found in a garage last year.
		Mr Mitchell, based in Oxford, has now signed an book deal with Waterstone's for his book Unearthly History, a thriller featuring a dragon.
		Writing under the pen name PR Moredun, Mr Mitchell concocted the tall tale which emerged in the media in January.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/england/oxfordshire/3576987.stm (264 words)

	News \| Telegraph
		Allistair Mitchell had grown frustrated after being rejected by more than 40 publishers and agents, so he devised an elaborate way of creating interest in his book before any pages had been printed.
		But, so his story went, the museum had dismissed the specimen as a hoax and sent it to be destroyed only for it to be spirited away by a museum porter and found in the garage of the man's grandson, in London, last year.
		Meanwhile, Mr Mitchell was using a photograph of it on the cover of copies of his fantasy novel Unearthly History, in a renewed approach to publishers and booksellers.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/03/29/ndrag29.xml&sSheet=/portal/2004/03/29/ixportal.html (560 words)

	Print Article: Pickled dragon mystery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Allistair Mitchell, who was asked to investigate the dragon by a friend, David Hart, who discovered it in his garage, speculates that German scientists may have attempted to use the dragon to hoax their English counterparts at the end of the 19th century, when rivalry between the countries was intense.
		Mr Mitchell said: "The dragon is flawless, from the tiny teeth to the umbilical cord.
		It could be made from indiarubber, because Germany was the world's leading manufacturer of it at the time, or it could be made of wax.
	www.smh.com.au /cgi-bin/common/popupPrintArticle.pl?path=/articles/2004/01/28/1075088090949.html (302 words)

	Guardian \| Fake dragon rakes in deal for author (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		When Allistair Mitchell announced to the world two months ago that he had found a baby dragon in a jar, he warned that it might be a prewar dirty trick by the Germans.
		It was a "dirty trick" by Mitchell "to try marketing my book even before it was published".
		Mitchell's claims hoaxed two national newspapers and an evening paper, and aroused international interest.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,4890160-103690,00.html (171 words)

	FarShores CryptoCorner News: 'Pickled Dragon' A Fantasy Novel Stunt
		Allistair Mitchell, from Eynsham, told newspapers that his friend David Hart, of Sutton Courtenay, had found the specimen, which he believed had been sent to the Natural History Museum in the 1890s by German scientists hoping to dupe their British counterparts.
		Mr Mitchell, a marketing consultant, had paid £6,000 to have the dragon created in latex by Crawley Creatures, the model makers behind TV's Walking with Dinosaurs, and £1,400 for the jar to be made by a specialist glass blowing studio in the Isle of Wight.
		But Mr Mitchell has given up waiting for a British publisher and is sticking to his own, Rookstone Publishing.
	farshores.org /c04pdrag.htm (376 words)

	Marketing Genius or Over the Line? \| Journalist Rant \| J-Log Journalism Blog
		Contributed by kpaul on: Monday, Mar 29 2004 @ 08:54 PM Anthony France at The Telegraph: Author's dragon hoax pays off with book deal - In the tradition of Stephen Glass and Jayson Blair, another writer uses a lie to propel himself to the top of the publishers slushpiles.
		Allistair Mitchell was tired of being rejected so he hatched a plot with a fake baby pickled dragon.
		The book is based on stories he used to tell his sons, Duncan and Edward, on car journeys.
	www.mallasch.com /journalism/article.php?sid=836 (241 words)

	Fake dragon rakes in huge deal for self-published author
		After Allistair Mitchell's first book was turned down by 7 publishers and 36 literary agents, he didn't let that stop him.
		Mitchell published the book at his own expense, but the publicity that surrounded his 'find' meant that the book chain will give his book high profile display.
		Mitchell's claim fooled two national newspapers and an evening paper- but his 'dragon' was actually made by model makers involved with the BBC's Walking With Dinosaurs series.
	www.writewords.org.uk /news/443.asp (379 words)

	The Cold Blooded News - Vol.31, No.3, March 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		Mitchell speculates that German scientists may have attempted to use the dragon to hoax their English counterparts in the 1890s, when rivalry between the countries was intense.
		Mitchell said: "The dragon is flawless, from the tiny teeth to the umbilical cord.
		It could be made from india rubber, because Germany was the world's leading manufacturer of it at the time, or it could be made of wax.
	coloherp.org /cb-news/Vol-31/cbn-0403/BadJoke.php (444 words)

	A Baby Dragon, Or A Bad Joke? - Softpedia
		Yesterday the baby dragon, in a sealed 30in jar, was in the office of Allistair Mitchell, who runs a marketing company in Oxford.
		He was asked to investigate by his friend, David Hart, from Sutton Courtenay, who discovered it.
		Mr Mitchell speculates that German scientists may have attempted to use
	news.softpedia.com /news/2/2004/January/6891.shtml (465 words)

	Crawley Creatures
		When a news story broke in Spring 2004, telling of an amazing discovery, only a few of those 'in the know' were aware of the involvement of Crawley Creatures.
		In an attempt to promote his forthcoming book, author Allistair Mitchell concocted a tale that a 'pickled dragon' had been found in a garage last year.
		As part of an elaborate hoax he speculated that German scientists may have attempted to use the dragon to hoax their English counterparts at the end of the 19th century, when rivalry between the countries was intense.
	www.crawley-creatures.com /creatures/pickled.htm (146 words)

	Pickled Dragon Hoax (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
		It was made from Silicon with latex wings and nylon claws and teeth.
		Mitchell was having trouble getting a publisher interested in his dragon-related fantasy novel.
		He thought that the publicity might get him a publishing contract.
	www.dragonorama.com /other/pickled.html (168 words)

	Likha - blog: the art of learning - How far will you go?
		And note that Suzanne Brockmann is already a New York Times Bestselling author.
		Mitchell invented a tale about a dragon found last year, and he went as far as contacting his local newspapers about it.
		He got museums checking the dragon specimen, which was made for him by Crawley Creatures, the model makers behind the BBC's Walking with Dinosaurs series.
	www.zarinadocken.com /blog/2004/4/2/how-far-will-you-go.html (569 words)

	Liam-Óg Griffin
		An early start was the major contributor to Liam-Óg flexibility in later years, a flexibility which would lead him to develop his best technique (Mae-washi-geri).
		During the course of his development, Liam-Óg trained with such renowned karate masters as Sensei Kenneth Funakoshi, Sensei Brian Woods, Sensei Allistair Mitchell, Sensei Hitoshi Kasuya, Sensei Kawasoe, Sensei Kato, Sensei John Best, Sensei George Best, Sensei Dave Shipton, Sensei Steve Carlisle and Sensei Ian Best.
		Spending time in karate circles all over Ireland, Liam-Óg also had the pleasure of training with some of the country's more well-known resident instructors.
	www.curamdecara.com /Tour/Liam-Og_profile.htm (715 words)

	Unexplained Mysteries :: Paranormal Image Gallery - (Crypto)zoology Mysteries
		Baby Dragon With Allistair Mitchell58916 viewsMany have commented on the mysterious Baby Dragon.
		Many have also noted that the dragon was created by Allistair Mitchell.
		Here it is! For the full story follow the link Baby Dragon43 comments
	www.unexplained-mysteries.com /gallery/thumbnails.php?album=15&page=1&sort=nd (154 words)

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		“Essentially I created the hoax in order to attract potential readers, and to try marketing my book even before it was published, from a rather original starting point.” This is in regards to a man named Allistair Mitchell and a dragon in a garage.
		The Times Literary Supplement via Powells.com has a review up for Colm Toibin's new novel, The Master.
	www.noblenet.org /danvers/weblog/2004/03/essentially-i-created-hoax-in-order-to.html (132 words)

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