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In their pioneering and brilliant book of literary detection, Dr John Casson and Professor William D. Rubinstein powerfully present the evidence for establishing that William Shakespeare of Stratford-on-Avon did not have the education, cultural background, and breadth of life experience, compatible with the high literary achievements of the plays traditionally attributed to him. There is no evidence that he had any education at all. At best he left grammar school in Stratford at about age thirteen, and so he was not well enough educated to have acquired the erudition to be found in hundreds of references from classical and more modern authors, some of which had not yet been translated into English. However, another author did have all those distinctive qualities: the colourful Renaissance man, Sir Henry Neville, educated at Merton College, Oxford, whose life span (1562-1615) coincided almost identically with that of William Shakespeare (1564-1616). In the last few years, he has emerged as the most credible contender for being the true author of Shakespeare's works. Dr Casson and Professor Rubinstein take us on an illuminating and ground-breaking journey of discovery through the chronological development of Shakespeare's plays and poetry, compellingly drawing the close parallels between themes and events in the works and Neville's well-recorded life.

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'A major contribution to the greatest literary puzzle of all. This is a revealing, scrupulous, carefully documented historical work. It devastates the crumbling claims for the man of Stratford, and offers a realistic and persuasive case for a credible candidate.' Dr John Spiers, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of English Studies, University of London 'Casson and Rubinstein reveal remarkable discoveries in the margins of Henry Neville's books, in his letters and handwriting, linking him to the works of Shakespeare. This documentary evidence shifts the ground: in our search for Shakespeare we should look to Neville.' Greg Thompson, award-winning theatre director and Entrepreneur in Residence, University College, London 'With meticulous and jaw-dropping discoveries, all the pieces of the authorship puzzle have been slotted into place - and the fit is impeccable.' John O'Donnell, Monash University, Melbourne

`A major contribution to the greatest literary puzzle of all. This is a revealing, scrupulous, carefully documented historical work. It devastates the crumbling claims for the man of Stratford, and offers a realistic and persuasive case for a credible candidate.' * Dr John Spiers, Senior Research Fellow, Institute of English Studies, University of London * `Casson and Rubinstein reveal remarkable discoveries in the margins of Henry Neville's books, in his letters and handwriting, linking him to the works of Shakespeare. This documentary evidence shifts the ground: in our search for Shakespeare we should look to Neville.' * Greg Thompson, award-winning theatre director and Entrepreneur in Residence, University College, London * `With meticulous and jaw-dropping discoveries, all the pieces of the authorship puzzle have been slotted into place - and the fit is impeccable.' * John O'Donnell, Monash University, Melbourne *

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John Casson is a retired psychotherapist who has completed thirty years' practice as a dramatherapist and psychodrama psychotherapist. He lives near Bolton in Lancashire. He is the author of two academic books on Henry Neville as Shakespeare: 'Enter Pursued by a Bear' and 'Much Ado About Nothing', both published by Dolman Scott. Professor Rubinstein is a recently retired professor of History at the University of Wales, Aberyswyth and had previously been professor of History at Deakin University in Victoria, Australia. He now lives in Melbourne, Australia, and is currently adjunct professor at Monash University. Educated at Swarthmore College and Johns Hopkins University in the United States, he has written widely on British, Jewish and Australian history.

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