{"product_id":"is-shakespeare-dead-mark-twain-9781534866218","title":"Is Shakespeare Dead?","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs Shakespeare Dead?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Twain\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs Shakespeare Dead? is a short, semi-autobiographical work by American humorist Mark Twain. It explores the controversy over the authorship of the Shakespearean literary canon via satire, anecdote, and extensive quotation of contemporary authors on the subject.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the book, Twain expounds the view that Shakespeare of Stratford was not the author of the canon, and lends tentative support to the Baconian theory. The book opens with a scene from his early adulthood, where he was trained to be a steamboat pilot by an elder who often argued with him over the controversy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark Twain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1534866213\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781534866218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.01w x 0.09d","brand":"Mark Twain","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48995903176959,"sku":"9781534866218","price":8.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/is-shakespeare-dead-mark-twain-9781534866218","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}