Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence

Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence was an English author and advocate known for his controversial theories regarding the authorship of William Shakespeare's works. He is best recognized for his books "The Shakespeare Myth" and "Bacon is Shake-Speare / Together with a Reprint of Bacon's Promus of Formularies and Elegancies," where he argues that Francis Bacon was the true author of the plays attributed to Shakespeare. Durning-Lawrence's writings contribute to the ongoing debate about literary authorship and have sparked interest among scholars and enthusiasts of Shakespearean literature.