Bacon is Shake-Speare / Together with a Reprint of Bacon's Promus of Formularies and Elegancies

Name: Bacon is Shake-Speare / Together with a Reprint of Bacon's Promus of Formularies and Elegancies
Author: Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence

By Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence

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The author assembles documentary, textual, and stylistic evidence arguing that Francis Bacon authored the plays traditionally attributed to William Shakespeare. Chapters examine monuments and portraits, alleged signatures, contemporary references, correspondence, the sonnets, and parallels between Bacon's known writings and the plays, including a collated reprint of Bacon's Promus of phrases used across texts. The book evaluates counterarguments, analyzes specific textual passages presented as revealing signatures, and appends supporting documents, notes, and corrections to bolster the thesis while guiding readers through the comparative methodology.

About the Author

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.