THE MAN SHAKESPEARE

BY THE SAME AUTHOR

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THE MAN
SHAKESPEARE

AND

HIS TRAGIC LIFE STORY

BY

FRANK HARRIS

LONDON

FRANK PALMER

RED LION COURT

First published in October, 1909.

CHISWICK PRESS: CHARLES WHITTINGHAM AND CO. TOOKS COURT, CHANCERY LANE, LONDON.

01710 E, S.

I DEDICATE THIS BOOK TO MY FRIEND,

ERNEST BECKETT (NOW LORD GRIMTHORPE),

A MAN OF MOST EXCELLENT DIFFERENCES,

WHO UNITES TO A GENIUS FOR PRACTICAL THINGS

A PASSIONATE SYMPATHY FOR ALL

HIGH ENDEAVOUR IN LITERATURE AND ART

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