Shakespeare, Bacon and the Great Unknown
by Andrew Lang
Publisher: Longmans, Green, and co. 1912
ISBN/ASIN: 1406526452
Number of pages: 319
Description:
The theory that Francis Bacon was, in the main, the author of 'Shakespeare's plays,' has now been for fifty years before the learned world. Its advocates have met with less support than they had reason to expect. The Baconian theory is universally rejected in England ...
Download or read it online for free here:
Download link
(multiple formats)
Similar books
Literature, the Humanities, and Humanityby Theodore L. Steinberg - Open SUNY Textbooks
The book attempts to make the study of literature more than simply another school subject that students have to take. At a time when all subjects seem to be valued only for their testability, this book tries to show the value of studying literature.
(8251 views)
Horror and Science: Essays on the Horror Genre, Skepticism, and Scientologyby Jason Colavito - jasoncolavito.com
This book examines some of the odder corners of the intersection of reason and fear, including professional skeptics who condemn horror fiction as dangerous and radical theorists who misused horror ideas to claim aliens visited the ancient earth.
(9545 views)
An Introduction to Shakespeareby Durham, MacCracken, Pierce - The MacMillan Company
This volume presents what may be necessary for the majority of classes, as a background on which may be begun the study of the plays. Critical comment on individual plays may stimulate interest in other plays than those assigned for study.
(10456 views)
A History of Roman Literatureby Harold North Fowler - D. Appleton and Co.
This book is intended primarily for use as a textbook in schools and colleges. I have therefore given more dates and more details about the lives of authors than are in themselves important, because dates are convenient aids to memory ...
(8122 views)