"Leo Daugherty is the best literary detective I Know. His discoveries here will change the ways we think about Shakespeare and his times."---Professor Steven Sh

Presenting striking new evidence, this book shows that "William Shakespeare" was the pen name of William Stanley, son of the Earl of Derby. Born in 1561, he was

Shakespeare's Books contains nearly 200 entries covering the full range of literature Shakespeare was acquainted with, including classical, historical, religiou

Who really wrote the plays of Shakespeare?

Although best known for his plays, William Shakespeare (1564 – 1616) was also a poet who achieved extraordinary depth and variety in only a few key works. Thi