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as you will see, those that are available aren’t much more than a childish scrawl executed in different styles.”
                Thorne glanced at the clock on the fireplace mantle before turning his attention back to Bada. He was interested in getting on with the details of his involvement in the project, not going over the controversy of who wrote what. He was still being given a repetitious sales presentation of things he had already investigated, but he folded his hands and said nothing.
                Bada didn’t appear to recognize Thorne’s impatience. “Shakespeare’s work shows a broad knowledge of the Elizabethan Court, business, law, politics, the classics, languages, and travel on the continent. As a commoner, the Stratford man could not travel in the same circles, as did the nobility. He would have been totally out of touch with convention and the royalty and noble personages as figure in the plays of Shakespeare.”
                Raskin said, “The First Folio, a collection of 36 plays by Shakespeare, was published in November, 1623, seven years after the death of William Shaksper of Stratford-upon-Avon. Responsibility for the compilation of the plays seemed to rest solely on Shaksper’s fellow actors, David Hemmings and Henry Condell. The two men were listed as ‘editors’ of the plays, and the doubters of Shaksper as the true author have suspected a conspiracy motivated by financial gain
                “Just a few of the many well-known names who also believe the Stratford man was not the true author include: Mark Twain, Henry James, Walt Whitman, John Gielgud, Orson Wells, Sigmund Freud, Charles Dickens, Supreme Court Justices Blackmun and Powell, and a host of others. By contrast, those supporting him are meager in their prominence. Many are amateurs, high school drama teachers, professors of English Literature—and other incidental academics.”
                Bada sipped his tea and continued, “Many of these academics have a vested interest in maintaining—for want of a better word—the status quo that exists in the academy. Their institutional mindset—and a lot of their work—would be knocked into a cocked hat if de Vere—or any other author—were to be proven—by hard facts—to be the actual author of Shakespeare’s work. Because of our studies at Oxford—and work we have had published—many think of us as academics, but we don’t share their traditional views. My purpose is—”
                Thorne’s patience was at an end and he interrupted the monolog. “Mr. Bada, I think you should know I prefer to limit the number of surrounding issues relating to the job—things that might be distractions in performing my portion of the job. Personally, I have no interest in who the true author might be. It appears I was invited here on the pretext of discussing how I might help in discovering things in a castle in Stratford.”
                Bada ignored the sharp tone in Thorne’s voice and smiled. “I understand. I just thought the additional information might be helpful. Let’s just leave it at that and proceed.”
                Thorne shifted nervously in his chair. From his cursory research earlier in the day, he found many scholars s at the prestigious Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. supported the Stratford man
                The Folger, an institution on Capitol Hill, was considered a world-class research center on Shakespeare. The well-respected Stanley Wells, Chairman of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, was a strong supporter of the Stratford man. Other well-known scholars supporting the traditional view included journalist Michael Shermer and authors Scott McCrea and Irvin Matus. Unfortunately, information on the internet was heavily weighted in favor of the famous doubters with few supporters known outside the academic community.
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