Slings and arrows
The search for William Shakespeare’s library has always been marvelously colorful, and devilishly contentious. Some of his books might still be out there, just waiting to be found.
Stuart Kells is the author of Shakespeare's Library: Unlocking the Greatest Mystery in Literature and The Library: A Catalogue of Wonders, published by Counterpoint Press.
The search for William Shakespeare’s library has always been marvelously colorful, and devilishly contentious. Some of his books might still be out there, just waiting to be found.
I’m not sure what my wife, Fiona, and I were thinking. But, like modern-day ‘grand tourists,’ we set out.