Project Gutenberg 2015-07-12 Public domain in the USA. 180 Reynolds, George 1842 1909 The Myth of the "Manuscript Found," or the Absurdities of the "Spaulding Story" Eleventh Book of the Faith-promoting Series. Designed for the Instruction and Encouragement of Young Latter-day Saints. Produced by McKayla Hansen, Mormon Texts Project Intern (http://mormontextsproject.org) "The Myth of the 'Manuscript Found,' or the Absurdities of the 'Spaulding Story'" by Elder George Reynolds is a historical treatise written in the late 19th century. The work aims to refute the claims of critics asserting that the Book of Mormon was derived from Solomon Spaulding's fictional manuscript, the "Manuscript Found." Reynolds argues that the Spaulding story is a myth perpetuated by those opposing the Latter-day Saint movement, emphasizing the significance of the Book of Mormon as a genuine divine revelation. At the start of the treatise, the author discusses the history and implications of the "Spaulding story," which posits that Joseph Smith plagiarized Spaulding's work in creating the Book of Mormon. Reynolds outlines the various stages of the Spaulding manuscript's alleged history and critiques the inconsistencies in claims made by its proponents. He cites testimonies from witnesses associated with both Spaulding and the Book of Mormon to dismantle the narrative of this supposed literary fraud. The introductory sections provide a foundation for exploring these themes further, as the author promises to examine the evidence comprehensively in the ensuing chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Book of Mormon BX Text Latter Day Saints Category: History - Religious 262985 2025-08-20T03:40:59.645545 text/html 237690 2024-10-24T17:43:19 text/html 149572 2025-08-20T03:41:02.608530 application/epub+zip 151197 2025-08-20T03:41:00.083565 application/epub+zip 151198 2025-08-20T03:40:59.846574 application/epub+zip 238549 2025-08-20T03:41:04.936545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 216842 2025-08-20T03:41:02.387557 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 217036 2022-09-22T11:47:59.618032 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 251404 2025-08-20T03:40:59.366570 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 231467 2024-10-24T17:43:19 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16281 2025-08-20T03:41:05.058527 application/rdf+xml 13389 2025-08-20T03:40:59.928552 image/jpeg 2171 2025-08-20T03:40:59.887543 image/jpeg 142976 2025-08-20T03:40:59.669534 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia