The Berners Street hoax was perpetrated by Theodore Hook in Westminster, London, England, in 1809. Hook had made a bet with his friend Samuel Beazley that he could transform any house in London into the most talked-about address in a week. He sent out thousands of letters in the name of Mrs Tottenham, who lived at 54 Berners St.
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The Berners Street hoax was perpetrated by Theodore Hook in Westminster, London, England, in 1809. Hook had made a bet with his friend Samuel Beazley that he could transform any house in London into the most talked-about address in a week. He sent out thousands of letters in the name of Mrs Tottenham, who lived at 54 Berners St, requesting deliveries, visitors, and assistance.
On 27 November, at five o’clock in the morning, a sweep arrived to sweep the chimneys of Mrsottenham’s house. The maid who answered the door informed him that no sweep had been requested, and that his services were not required.
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