The Stonehenge Letters

While carrying out historical investigations at the Nobel Museum in Stockholm, Sweden, a psychiatrist makes an unusual discovery. Among the unsolicited self-nominations in the museum's "Crackpot" file, there are eight letters addressed to Mr. Ragnar Solman, executor of Alfred Nobel's will. Remarkably, each is crafted by a different Nobel laureate—including Rudyard Kipling and Marie Curie—and each is an explanation of why and how Stonehenge was constructed. Diligent research eventually uncovers that Alfred Nobel, intrigued by a young woman's obsession with the mysterious landmark, added a secret codicil to his will, "a prize—reserved exclusively for Nobel laureates—was to be awarded to the person who solves the mystery of Stonehenge." Weaving together a wealth of primary documents—photos, letters, wills—The Stonehenge Letters acts as an archive of a fascinating secret competition, complete with strange but illuminating submissions and a contentious prize-awarding process.