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A critical examination of the claim that Francis Bacon authored the plays traditionally attributed to Shakespeare, surveying the personalities, published works, and historical records of both men. The author tests Baconian arguments and ciphers, scrutinizes proponents' methods and alleged cryptographic revelations, contrasts stylistic and temperamental evidence, and traces the development of authorship theories. Case studies address claimed parallels, proposed collaborations, and biographical misconceptions about the playwright. The work concludes by weighing documented facts and interpretive leaps, arguing that the balance of evidence supports the conventional attribution while exposing persistent fallacies in Baconian reasoning.

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Title: Bacon and Shakespeare

Author: Albert Frederick Calvert

Release date: July 24, 2015 [eBook #49516]
Most recently updated: October 24, 2024

Language: English

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*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK BACON AND SHAKESPEARE ***

Bacon and Shakespeare.


Francis Bacon.

From a miniature by Peter Oliver.

belonging to His Grace the Duke of Buccleuch.


BY
ALBERT F. CALVERT.

London:
DEAN & SON, LIMITED,
160A, Fleet Street.

1902.


Taunton:
E. GOODMAN AND SON, PHŒNIX PRINTING WORKS.