June 02, 2026
William Shakespeare’s most popular work during his lifetime was not a play but an erotic poem called Venus and Adonis about the Roman goddess seducing the mythological young man. Ten editions were published from 1593 to 1616.
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The Time a Law Clerk Successfully Forged a New Shakespeare Play to Impress His Dad
The trove of documents was astonishing. A deed was the first to emerge—a dull legal agreement made nearly 200 years earlier. Its paper and ink and wax seals were authenticated by people who knew these things. Enthusiasm followed, and so did more documents, all of about the same vintage: a receipt
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