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Myth of the Month 10: Who Was Shakespeare? -- pt. 2: "Comfort and Despair"

Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong

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Shakespeare's Sonnets

The first known reference that anyone has ever found to shakespeare's sonnets appears in the commonplace book by a student named francis mears. There is very little sign that they had any popular success. They were never reprinted during sh Shakespeare's lifetime or for more than 30 years after.

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