The Boy Who Would Be Shakespeare: A Tale of Forgery and Folly

Discusses The Forgeries Of William Henry Ireland, Who Produced Letters, Poetry, And A Full-length Play Attributed To William Shakespeare, And Describes The Antiquarian Fad Culture That Embraced The Forgeries. Shakespeare Lives! -- A Boy Without Promise -- The Collector Of Curiosities -- The Gilded Snare -- A Gentleman Shakespeare -- The Lost Masterpiece -- The Age Of Forgery -- Delusions Of Grandeur -- Nonbelievers -- Forgeries For Sale -- Warnings And Portents -- When This Solemn Mockery Is Ended. -- Confessing To Deaf Ears -- Shakespeare Ireland. Doug Stewart. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.