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The Da Vinci Code

Dan Brown May Not Be a Plagiarist, But He’s a Fiction Writer Masquerading as a Historian

Wednesday, April 12, 2006 at 9:51 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

In my previous article, I distilled the issues in dispute and predicted the outcome of the sensational plagiarism trial of The Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown. Here’s what I wrote: First and foremost, I submit to you that this question must necessarily arise whenever the alleged plagiarizer sells 30 million books and the original… Read more.

Holy Blood, Holy Grail v. The Da Vinci Code

Tuesday, February 28, 2006 at 11:52 AM
Written by Anthony L. Hall

Dan Brown’s bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code is possibly nothing more than a skillfully plagiarized version of Michael Baigent, Henry Lincoln, and Richard Leigh’s 1982 novel Holy Blood, Holy Grail. That’s bad enough. But even worse is that Holy Blood, Holy Grail itself is possibly nothing more than a skillfully woven tale of fact… Read more.