Is Shakespeare dead? From my autobiography [manuscript], 1909.

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Is Shakespeare dead? From my autobiography [manuscript], 1909.

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Mark Twain's exposition of the Baconian authorship of Shakespeare's Works. Mark Twain's title in the ms. is "The Bacon-Shakspeare Feud Again From my Autobiography." At the beginning of the text are the words "Dictated Feb. 13, 1909." This note is deleted but marked "STET." Nevertheless, the whole text and the above note are in Clemens' autograph, as are numerous alterations.

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