Evidence of Authorship by the Sixth Earl of Derby
by
John M. Rollett
Language: English
Release Date: April 7, 2015
Presenting striking new evidence, this book shows that “William Shakespeare” was the pen name of William Stanley, son of the Earl of Derby. Born in 1561, he was educated at Oxford, travelled for three years abroad, and studied law in London, mixing with poets and playwrights. In 1592 Spenser recorded...