The Mysterious Mister ZedZed

from Tales of History and Imagination · host Simone Whitlow

This week on Tales we return to Infernal Machines and a shadowy merchant of death who sold them - a man who built a great fortune on the death and suffering of millions. What can we actually say on the life of the mysterious Sir Basil Zaharoff? Sources this week include: Man of Arms; The Life and Legend of Sir Basil Zaharoff by Anthony Allfrey This Time Magazine Article This Library of Congress article on J.P. Holland This Cecil Bloom article in Liberal History And Mike Dash’s The Mysterious Mr ZedZed; the Wickedest Man in the World. I’ve got another dozen or so articles to share on Ottoman ‘firefighters’ and submarines that I’ll get up tomorrow. Support the show on Patreon for $2 US a month and get access to exclusive content, or Try our 7 Day Free Trial. Please leave Tales a like and a review wherever you listen. The best way you can support us is to share an episode with a friend - Creative works grow best by word of mouth. I post episodes fortnightly, Wednesdays. Tales of History and Imagination is on | Facebook | Twitter | TikTok | Threads | Instagram | YouTube | Music, writing, narration, mixing yours truly. Though I made a quick arrangement of ‘My Grandfather’s Clock’ (Henry Clay Work) this episode. Visit Simone’s | About Me | Twitter |

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This week on Tales we return to Infernal Machines and a shadowy merchant of death who sold them - a man who built a great fortune on the death and suffering of millions. What can we actually say on the life of the mysterious Sir Basil Zaharoff? Sources this week include: Man of Arms; The Life and Legend of Sir Basil Zaharoff by Anthony AllfreyThis Time Magazine ArticleThis Library of Congress article on J.P. HollandThis Cecil Bloom article in Liberal History And Mike Dash’s The Mysterious Mr ZedZed; the Wickedest Man in the World. I’ve got another dozen or so articles to share on Ottoman ‘firefighters’ and submarines that I’ll get up tomorrow. Support the show on Patreon for $2 US a month and get access to exclusive content, or Try our 7 Day Free Trial. Please leave Tales a like and a review wherever you listen. The best way you can support us is to share an episode with a friend - Creative works grow best by word of mouth. I post episodes fortnightly, Wednesdays. Tales of History and Imagination is on | Facebook | Twitter | TikTok | Threads | Instagram | YouTube | Music, writing, narration, mixing yours truly. Though I made a quick arrangement of ‘My Grandfather’s Clock’ (Henry Clay Work) this episode. Visit Simone’s | About Me | Twitter |

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