So Richly Spun - Hank Whittemore

Few are aware that the true identity of William Shakespeare represents Western Civilization's greatest mystery. Even fewer realize that the commonly accepted authorship of William Shaksper of Stratford, who was illiterate, is a complete hoax manufactured by England's most powerful politicians.The hoax survived largely unscathed until 1920 when J. Thomas Looney's brilliant book, \Shakespeare\ Identified, plucked Edward de Vere out of historical obscurity and introduced him to the world as the real..