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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Home For The Holidays

The move to our new home in Charleston, SC, has derailed my writing for the past several months, and selecting copy for Book Bubbles on an iPad is a challenge, to say the least. We close on our new home before Thanksgiving. It will be good to be surrounded by our things again, including my home office. I’m thankful to see the proverbial “light at the end of the tunnel” as we settle in. Most of all, I’m thankful for the nurses and doctors who work hard to heal us during the hellish spread of COVID-19, and for the scientists and engineers who designed the medical equipment that protects and monitors us. I wish all of you a safe Thanksgiving, celebrating in gratitude for the everyday things we often take for granted.

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Shakespeare's Changeling

He quickly finished his drink and wiped his mouth with his sleeve. Catching Shaxper’s eye on his way out, he grinned malevolently and tossed the manuscript into the fire.

As soon as Kyd was gone, Shaxper frantically rushed to the hearth and gingerly snatched Edmund Ironside from the flames. He had a feeling it might be worth something someday, especially if he took the trouble to make a fair copy of it and pass it off as his own. That seemed only right, since Lord Oxford had disowned the play, and he wasn’t in it for the money anyway.

As it turned out, the pages were barely singed.

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Syril Levin Kline

Shakespeare's Changeling

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