THE MAN SHAKESPEARE

AND

HIS TRAGIC LIFE STORY

BY

FRANK HARRIS




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




CONTENTS


INTRODUCTION

BOOK I
SHAKESPEARE PAINTED BY HIMSELF

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