Some reflections on the life of William Shakespeare. A paper Read before the Ipswich Philosophic Society by James Corton Cowell, February 7, 1805. [And a second paper, April 1805].

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  • Reference
    • GB 96 MS294
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1805
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English
  • Physical Description
    • 89 pages (22 blank), 1 volume

Scope and Content

'Some reflections on the life of William Shakespeare' by James Corton Cowell, 1805, consisting of two essays, the first of 36 p. and incomplete; the second essay occupies p. 55-87. Cowell is the first critic known to have attributed Shakespeare's plays to Bacon.

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Lower corner of p. 23 is torn off.

Archivist's Note

Entry compiled by J Caudwell.

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