Shakespeare's Changeling

Literature & Fiction

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Charged in 1616 by the Earls of Pembroke and Montgomery to edit a folio of Shakespeare plays, writer Ben Jonson races against time to uncover the missing manuscripts by seeking out his former nemesis, the bedridden William Shaxper. But far more worrisome is that the Earl of Oxford's daughter, the Countess of Montgomery, wants the folio published as a tribute to her father. Could Lord Oxford's darkest secrets threaten the throne of King James? Chaucer Award Winner "Kline keeps the pages turning… a lively interpretation that will win Oxfordian approval and may even convince Stratfordians to suspend disbelief and enjoy it." —Kirkus Reviews "The writing is adept, and the narrative is compelling...'Shakespeare's Changeling' is historical fiction at its finest..." --Chanticleer Book Reviews

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I am an author and educator who believes that writers create within the context of their own experience. By helping students connect the real Shake-speare with his life and works, we enable them to see relationships in their own learning, thinking and writing. Was there more than one Shake-speare, or was he really Lord Oxford, a known writer of his time forced to hide behind his distant kinsman, a grain merchant from Stratford? Not sure? Read my controversial novel and think about it.

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While I was getting lunch...

...Dear Readers, the movers packed my Chromebook and my laptop in an unmarked box on our second POD. I won’t see them for another month when we finally move into our new home. Hopefully, my iPad will help me get this Book Bubble out in time. Thanks for your patience, all.

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Shakespeare's Changeling

Someone laughed and yanked the satchel away. Shaxper felt a pistol at his head. He whispered a prayer as he heard the trigger being cocked. He wondered how long it would take for the maggots to devour his flesh once he was dead, and how far across the field the animals would scatter his bones. Would his soul be allowed to enter Heaven without a priest or a proper burial? He was a simple man, and didn’t know the answer to such questions. He prayed for Jesus’ sake that his death would be a quick and painless one.

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Syril Levin Kline

Shakespeare's Changeling

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While I was getting lunch...

...Dear Readers, the movers packed my Chromebook and my laptop in an unmarked box on our second POD. I won’t see them for another month when we finally move into our new home. Hopefully, my iPad will help me get this Book Bubble out in time. Thanks for your patience, all.

Book Excerpt

Shakespeare's Changeling

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