The author reconstructs the life of William Shakspere of Stratford through documentary records, critiques romanticized biography, and strips away later conjectures in favor of archival facts. He gives extended attention to contemporaries such as Robert Greene, William Kemp, and Ben Jonson, with detailed consideration of Greene's notorious pamphlet that censures a boastful actor-playwright often taken as an early reference to Shakspere. The work combines concise narrative, selective biography, and reflective commentary to present an outline portrait grounded in legal, financial, and theatrical records while urging caution toward speculative aesthetic interpretations.