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In the Shadow of Shakespeare
by Richard Vaughan Davies (Mitford Oak Press, November 2020)
Almost all we know for certain about Will Shaxpur from Stratford is that he was “a handsome, well-shaped man” who went to London to be an actor. He later returned able to afford the second biggest house in the town. The real anonymous playwright became passionately infatuated, addressing many of the Sonnets to him, and later adapted his name as his own pseudonym William Shake-speare. [‘E’en as when first I hallowed thy fair name.’ Sonnet 108.]
When four actors performing Hamlet in Stratford upon Avon discover the real identity of the playwright, it seems the Shadow of the Bard does not want the centuries-old secret revealed. Dramatic warnings mirror the killings in the play, as the characters morph into their stage personae.Will Olivia drown on the river under the willows? Is Hamish’s dream the reality of Shakespeare’s death? This romantic, sexy, funny and occasionally dark tale is packed with quotations and incidents from the play. Whether or not you already love Hamlet, one thing is certain – after reading this intriguing, entrancing novel, you will never think about Shakespeare’s life in the same way again.