The Facts About ShakespeareFront matterReading editionChapter navigation27 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterWILLIAM ALLAN NEILSON, Ph.D.ASHLEY HORACE THORNDIKE, Ph.D., L.H.D.Chapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VChapter VIChapter VIIChapter VIIIChapter IXChapter XAppendix AAppendix BAppendix CAppendix DChapter I · Shakespeare's England and LondonChapter II · Biographical Facts and TraditionsChapter III · Shakespeare's ReadingChapter IV · Chronology and DevelopmentChapter V · The Elizabethan DramaChapter VI · The Elizabethan TheaterChapter VII · History of the TextChapter VIII · Questions of AuthenticityChapter IX · Shakespeare since 1616IndexBeginning of this editionNext chapter →WILLIAM ALLAN NEILSON, Ph.D.All chapters and sections (27)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsWILLIAM ALLAN NEILSON, Ph.D.ASHLEY HORACE THORNDIKE, Ph.D., L.H.D.Chapters12345678910Other sectionsAppendix AAppendix BAppendix CAppendix DChapters123456789Other sectionsIndexThe Shakespeare Monument in the Parish Church, Stratford-on-Avon.◇THE FACTS ABOUT SHAKESPEAREBY◇WILLIAM ALLAN NEILSON, Ph.D. →