Mary Sidney as Shakespeare?
by Robin Williamsin 📚 Literature
Mary Sidney as Shakespeare?
About the Substack
Mary Sidney Herbert, the Countess of Pembroke, may be the most logical and likely candidate for the authorship of the Shakespearean canon.
About Robin Williams
In 2006 I published “Sweet Swan of Avon: Did a Woman Write Shakespeare?” about the possibility that Mary Sidney Herbert, the Countess of Pembroke, probably wrote the works attributed to the man named William Shakespeare.
Mary Sidney as Shakespeare?'s recommended Substacks
Adventures in the Authorship Question
Attempting to pilot the laden tanker of the Shakespeare authorship question into the small and well-policed harbour of respectable academic research.
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Spearshaker: Shakespeare in the Sidney Circle
An ongoing examination of the literary world of Early Modern England. Companion site to my forthcoming book which tells the story of Shakespeare and Mary Sidney Herbert the extraordinary woman who appears at every turn in the search for the author.