{"product_id":"the-philosophy-of-the-plays-nathaniel-hawthorne-9781981634842","title":"The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakspere Unfolded","description":"Delia Bacon was an American author and playwright who is best know today for her theory that William Shakespeare's plays were actually written by a group of British men, including Francis Bacon (no relation), Sir Walter Raleigh and others. In 1857, with Hawthorne's help, book The Philosophy of the Plays of Shakespeare Unfolded was finally published. Hawthorne generously wrote a foreward for the book, in which he stated that he did not believe her theory. In her book Delia alleged that Shakespeare could not have written the plays because he was ignorant and unschooled. The book was harshly criticized and a commercial failure. Later on, Mark Twain claimed to be impressed by it, and Walt Whitman, Henry James and others came to believe her theories, but it was too late.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nathaniel Hawthorne, Delia Bacon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1981634843\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781981634842\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 12\/12\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 828\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.64d","brand":"Nathaniel Hawthorne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44057451364607,"sku":"9781981634842","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dce12ddf-d79b-4d0c-a9ae-2d497b0ca970.jpg?v=1685047055","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-philosophy-of-the-plays-nathaniel-hawthorne-9781981634842","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}