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Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare?

by James Shapiro

Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare? S. & S. 2010. 352p. ISBN 9781416541624. $26.

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This engaging and fair history of the Shakespeare authorship debate examines the cases for Francis Bacon and Edward de Vere, the Earl of Oxford, as the true authors of the plays and provides a fascinating look at some of the most prominent anti-Stratfordians, including Sigmund Freud, Mark Twain, and Helen Keller.

Reviewed by Nicholas Graham , Jan 01, 2014

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