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The Mysterious William Shakespeare: The Myth and the Reality

by Charlton Ogburn Jr. · 1984

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Contains the material gathered by the author's investigation into the identity of the real Shakespeare—Edward de Vere, the 17th Earl of Oxford.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
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BritishBritishMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of this
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adult

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