{"product_id":"the-man-who-invented-motion-pictures-a-true-life-murder-mystery-from-the-birth-of-the-movies","title":"The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures: A True Life Murder Mystery from the Birth of the Movies","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePaul Fischer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eSoftcover | \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e12.9 x 2.5 x 19.8 cm | 416 pp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFaber \u0026amp; Faber | 2023 | 9780571348657\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn 1888, Louis Le Prince shot the world's first motion picture in Leeds, England. In 1890, weeks before the planned public unveiling of his camera and projector, Le Prince boarded a train in France - and disappeared without a trace. His body was never found. In 1891, Thomas Edison - inventor of the lightbulb and the phonograph - announced that he had developed a motion-picture camera. Le Prince's family, convinced that Edison had stolen Louis's work, proceeded to sue the most famous inventor in the world. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Man Who Invented Motion Pictures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e excavates one of the great unsolved mysteries of the Victorian age and offers a revelatory rewriting of the birth of modern pictures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'This extraordinary tale of rivalry and celluloid . . . has fascinated cinéastes for years.' \u003cstrong\u003eKathryn Hughes, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Illuminating and thrilling.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Absorbing, forensic and jaw-dropping.' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTotal Film\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47294430052610,"sku":"BK-FAF-MWIMP-001-M","price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0401\/6226\/3204\/files\/IMG_0851.jpg?v=1774965655","url":"https:\/\/www.booksaboutart.co.uk\/products\/the-man-who-invented-motion-pictures-a-true-life-murder-mystery-from-the-birth-of-the-movies","provider":"Books About Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}