... deserves to be noted as the best playwright of all time? Does another individual deserve this merit? Who was the original "William Shakespeare"? There is speculation that the Stratford-upon-Avon man could not have been the playwright, because there is no concrete evidence revealing ... Earl of Oxford, or Sir Francis Bacon? One piece of evidence rules out William Shakespeare as a candidate to be credited for the writings, as well as Sir Francis Bacon. The following fact must be considered: In 1609 the Sonnets were published in a pirated edition. The famous dedication describes the author a...

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