02588cam a22003133u 45000010005000000030007000050050017000120060002000290070005000310080041000360400011000770410017000880500007001051000045001122450101001572640051002583000047003093360026003563370026003823380036004085000031004445080150004755201445006255340045020706530069021157000031021848560042022159990017022579847UtSlPG20260610133236.0mcr n260607r2006||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aPR1 aDurning-Lawrence, Edwin, Sir,d1837-191410aBacon is Shake-Speare :bTogether with a Reprint of Bacon's Promus of Formularies and Elegancies 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2006  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2006-02-01  aEtext produced by Jonathan Ingram, Graham Smith, Tapio Riikonen
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HTML file produced by David Widger  a"Bacon is Shake-Speare" by Sir Edwin Durning-Lawrence is a non-fiction work written during the early 20th century that explores the controversial theory that the plays attributed to William Shakespeare were actually authored by Francis Bacon. This book delves into the intellectual capacity of Shakespeare’s works, arguing that the breadth of knowledge and sophistication displayed in the plays could not plausibly belong to an uneducated man from Stratford-upon-Avon. Instead, Durning-Lawrence posits that Francis Bacon, a learned scholar and writer, was the true mind behind the iconic plays.  The opening of the work introduces the reader to the central inquiry regarding the true authorship of Shakespeare's plays. Durning-Lawrence critiques the traditional belief in Shakespeare as an unlettered man, suggesting that the richness of legal, historical, and classical knowledge embedded in the texts necessitates a more elevated author. He uses various references and pieces of evidence, including contemporary critiques, to challenge the commonly accepted image of Shakespeare. As he presents historical anecdotes and observations, the author sets the stage for a deeper exploration of the notion that Shakespeare’s literary genius might be better attributed to Bacon’s intellect, leading the reader to reconsider long-held assumptions about one of literature's most esteemed figures. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aShakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Authorship -- Baconian theory1 aBacon, Francis,d1561-162640uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/9847  c51468d51468