Baron Bodissey

Unspiek, Baron Bodissey, is a fictional creation referred to in many of the novels of speculative-fiction author Jack Vance. The Baron never appears in any work, but his monumental, many-volume work Life is frequently quoted in sometimes more and sometimes less obviously apposite connections at the heads of chapters (isolated passages, often long, as chapter-heading material are characteristic of Vance's unique style), and is occasionally referred to in passing by characters in the tales.

A page on Vance's speculative-fiction works that includes an extensive from the fictive Baron's magnum opus is available.