Autograph letter signed from Eduard Verkade, Amsterdam, to Bram Stoker [manuscript], 1908 January 11.

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Autograph letter signed from Eduard Verkade, Amsterdam, to Bram Stoker [manuscript], 1908 January 11.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/432695176

Verkade informs Stoker that he has made himself up as Hamlet, recited the play and acted the monologues since the play has not been acted in years. Includes a cabinet portrait of Verkade as Hamlet by Antoon von Welie.

2 leaves ; 22 x 18 cm.

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Stoker, Bram, 1847-1912

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Bram (Abraham) Stoker (b. November 8, 1847, Clontarf, Dublin, Ireland-d. April 20, 1912, London, England), studied at Dublin's Trinity College. He took a civil service job, but found it unsatisfying and moonlighted as an unpaid theatre critic. His affection for the theatre led to a partnership with Henry Irving, managing London's Lyceum Theatre. While managing the theatre, Stoker wrote consistently, publishing popular adventure and horror stories as well as non-fiction. Today, he is almost exclu...

Welie, Antoon van

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Verkade, Eduard, 1878-1961

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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

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William Shakespeare was likely born April, 23, 1564; he was baptized in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 26, 1564. He grew up, had a family, and bought property in Stratford while working in London, the center of English theater. As an actor, a playwright, and a partner in a leading acting company, he became both prosperous and well-known. His parents were John and Mary Shakespeare. John was a leatherworker and involved in local politics, first becoming an alderman and eventually a town bailiff. ...