Pearson Longman, Date: 2005. Hardcover. NF./NF.. 9x5x1. Applying a 16th century code-breaking technique to the dedication of Shakespeare's sonnets. 2005. Pearson Longman ISBN 1405824379 9781405824378 [CA]

Harlow, England; New York: Longman/Pearson Education, Date: 2005. Cloth, xxiv, 360 pages, [8] pages of plates, illustrations (some col.); 24 cm. Near fine. Tight, clean copy. Age toning. Stated First Edition. Dust jacket protected in a mylar cover. "William Shakespeare is one of the most elusive and mysterious men in history. Virtually everything known about the facts of his life seems to belie the extraordinary genius of 'his' plays and poems. As a result, over the past century and a half, many intelligent and perceptive people have come to the conclusion that Shakespeare was a 'front man' or 'smoke screen' for the true author of the works. Based on five years of in-depth research, Brenda James and William D Rubinstein's book The Truth Will Out unveils the most compelling candidate as the author of the greatest works in English literature. The discovery came as Brenda James was working on trying to discover the identity of the mysterious Mr W H, mentioned in the Dedication to the Sonnets. What emerged from her work amazed her. The code revealed the phrase 'thy poet' and the name of Sir Henry Neville, a now forgotten Elizabethan politician and landowner. Intrigued but needing more information she started to research Neville. One remarkable discovery led to another, most based on previously unknown primary documentary evidence. Finally she was convinced by the shear weight of evidence. She realised that she had discovered the identity ...

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