The Lost Letters of William Shakespeare
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Could a treasure trove of 400-year-old letters constitute a previously unknown “diary” written by William Shakespeare? After 25 years of research, we believe the astonishing answer is yes. We learn that Shakespeare left home bound for the New World, where he hoped to restore is family’s fortunes. Although he never made it to North American shores, these letters uncover the truth about the earliest pilgrims and reveal that Shakespeare was kept closer to home to fight in a pivotal battle for England against Spain (and that he used his theatrical talents to help win it). Overall, these remarkable letters represent a wealth of as-yet-undiscovered knowledge about Shakespeare’s relationships, personality, and career as he carves out his place in the chaotic world of 16th-century London, describing vibrant details from his arrival in London to the premiere of Titus Andronicus, his first play to be staged.In 1989 I was an actor and performed a one-man play about the life of William Shakespeare in London. “Miss B”, an elderly woman who had seen the play more than once, was apparently sufficiently impressed by my impersonation of the Bard that she offered to show me some old, never-published letters that she believed were written by William Shakespeare. Although I was initially skeptical, it was an offer too good to pass up and, to be honest, as a struggling actor in those days, I didn’t have anything better to do with my time! We met almost daily for several weeks and what I discovered began to unravel almost everything I thought I knew about the great poet and playwright.The Prologue to The Lost Letters of William Shakespeare: The Undiscovered Diary of his Strange Eventful Life and Loves describes our meetings, more about my mysterious benefactor, and how I spent over two decades since then decoding and researching what these letters had to say.In brief, Shakespeare left his hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon in 1586 as a jac
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