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- catalog abstract ""William-Henry Ireland, at only nineteen, perpetrated the greatest Shakespeare forgery ever attempted. In this true crime history, Patricia Pierce uncovers drama, pathos, scandal and ultimately tragedy, in a tale which began with a 'dull-witted' youth longing for his father's love and grew to involve a host of famous names from the playwright Sheridan to the Prince of Wales, Mrs. Siddons and James Boswell." "Brought up in late eighteenth-century London, William-Henry was the son of Samuel Ireland, a collector and dealer in engravings. Fed on a daily diet of Shakespeare - whom Samuel regarded as 'a divinity' - William-Henry fell upon a unique method for winning his father's love and approval - forgery. Beginning with a deed 'signed' by Shakespeare, William-Henry followed this with a rapid succession of poems, letters and even an entirely new play, Vortigern. His success was phenomenal. James Boswell knelt to kiss 'the relics of Shakespeare', eminent clergyman Dr. Joseph Warton proclaimed 'Shakespeare's Profession of Faith' to be better than anything in either the church service or the litany, and Sheridan agreed to stage Vortigern." "Yet the play marked the beginning of the end for the great Shakespeare forger. Staged two days after the expert Edmond Malone irrefutably exposed the forgeries, the esteemed actors were greeted with hoots of derision during Vortigern's single performance."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog contributor b13236537.
- catalog created "c2004.".
- catalog date "2004".
- catalog date "c2004.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2004.".
- catalog description ""William-Henry Ireland, at only nineteen, perpetrated the greatest Shakespeare forgery ever attempted. In this true crime history, Patricia Pierce uncovers drama, pathos, scandal and ultimately tragedy, in a tale which began with a 'dull-witted' youth longing for his father's love and grew to involve a host of famous names from the playwright Sheridan to the Prince of Wales, Mrs. Siddons and James Boswell." "Brought up in late eighteenth-century London, William-Henry was the son of Samuel Ireland, a collector and dealer in engravings. Fed on a daily diet of Shakespeare - whom Samuel regarded as 'a divinity' - William-Henry fell upon a unique method for winning his father's love and approval - forgery. Beginning with a deed 'signed' by Shakespeare, William-Henry followed this with a rapid succession of poems, letters and even an entirely new play, Vortigern. His success was phenomenal. James Boswell knelt to kiss 'the relics of Shakespeare', eminent clergyman Dr. Joseph Warton proclaimed 'Shakespeare's Profession of Faith' to be better than anything in either the church service or the litany, and Sheridan agreed to stage Vortigern." "Yet the play marked the beginning of the end for the great Shakespeare forger. Staged two days after the expert Edmond Malone irrefutably exposed the forgeries, the esteemed actors were greeted with hoots of derision during Vortigern's single performance."--BOOK JACKET.".
- catalog description "'Here Nature nurs'd her darling boy' -- 'So stupid as to be a disgrace to his school' -- 'Swallowing with avidity the honied poison' -- 'The gilded snare' -- 'A witty conundrum' -- 'These priceless relics now before me' -- Not 'to any Shakespeare-monger whatever' -- To Believe or not to Believe -- A Singular Performance -- 'Your young man is a prodigy one way or another' -- 'The maddest of the mad' -- 'That my character may be freed from the stigmas' -- The Shakespeare Papers -- Publications of Samuel Ireland -- Publications of William-Henry Ireland -- William-Henry's Declaration -- Montague Talbot's Declaration to Samuel Ireland -- William-Henry's Statement and his Schedule of Articles at 'Mr H.'s -- William-Henry's Voluntary Deposition -- Letters to Samuel Ireland from Montague Talbot -- Newspaper Advertisement for the Shakespeare Papers.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-265) and index.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 273 p., [8] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "0750933933".
- catalog issued "2004".
- catalog issued "c2004.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Stroud, Gloucestershire : Sutton,".
- catalog subject "Ireland, W. H. (William Henry), 1777-1835.".
- catalog subject "PR2950 .P54 2004".
- catalog subject "Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Forgeries History 18th century England London.".
- catalog subject "Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 Forgeries Ireland.".
- catalog tableOfContents "'Here Nature nurs'd her darling boy' -- 'So stupid as to be a disgrace to his school' -- 'Swallowing with avidity the honied poison' -- 'The gilded snare' -- 'A witty conundrum' -- 'These priceless relics now before me' -- Not 'to any Shakespeare-monger whatever' -- To Believe or not to Believe -- A Singular Performance -- 'Your young man is a prodigy one way or another' -- 'The maddest of the mad' -- 'That my character may be freed from the stigmas' -- The Shakespeare Papers -- Publications of Samuel Ireland -- Publications of William-Henry Ireland -- William-Henry's Declaration -- Montague Talbot's Declaration to Samuel Ireland -- William-Henry's Statement and his Schedule of Articles at 'Mr H.'s -- William-Henry's Voluntary Deposition -- Letters to Samuel Ireland from Montague Talbot -- Newspaper Advertisement for the Shakespeare Papers.".
- catalog title "The great Shakespeare fraud : the strange, true story of William-Henry Ireland / Patricia Pierce.".
- catalog type "text".