An edition of The boy who would be Shakespeare (2010)
The boy who would be Shakespeare
a tale of forgery and folly
By Doug Stewart
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Publish Date
2010
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Language
eng
Pages
229
Description:
Discusses the forgeries of William Henry Ireland, who produced letters, poetry, and a full-length play attributed to William Shakespeare, and describes the antiquarian fad culture that embraced the forgeries.
subjects: Forgeries, Literary forgeries and mystifications, Forgers, Biography, History, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, forgeries, Ireland, william henry, 1777-1835, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, histories
People: William Shakespeare (1564-1616), W. H. Ireland (1777-1835)
Places: Great Britain, London (England)
Times: 18th century