The Marlowe Society

Reading List

Books on the Shakespeare Authorship Question

Who Wrote Shakespeare? by John Michell

*Who Wrote Shakespeare?

  • Author: John Michell
  • Published: Thames & Hudson Ltd. 1996, 1999.
  • Details: Hard cover (96). Paperback (99). 272pp.
  • ISBN: 0500281130
  • Summary: An excellent and impartial look at the Shakespearean Authorship Question, arguments for and against the Stratford man, and a detailed survey of the main (and minor) claimants, including Marlowe.
  • Reviews: Richmond Review; Shakespeare Oxford Society Newsletter; Francis Carr (Baconiana).
  • Buy Online: ; Amazon.co.uk.
Shakespeare's Unorthodox Biography by Diana Price

*Shakespeare's Unorthodox Biography

  • Author: Diana Price
  • Published: Greenwood Press, 2000.
  • Details: Hardback. 376pp.
  • ISBN: 0313312028
  • Summary: Undertake a comparative analysis with other literary biographies, and considers potential conflicts between biographical, personality, literary, dramatic, and cultural evidence. Not driven by allegiance to any candidate, this is a good introduction as to why doubts persist about the Stratford man as author.
  • Reviews: Book's website; Interview; Tom Veal; Greenwood.
  • Buy Online: ; Amazon.co.uk.
  • * Recommended as indispensible reading.