St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-20
SHAKESPEARE'S PLAYS.
The Question of Lord Bacon's Author
ship Again Revived.
A Forthcoming Work by Mr. DonneDy on
this Interesting Question.

Ills increasing lucsuOu.
Sunshine and silver, Tucson, Arizona
In these worrying political times, it would
be refreshing 10 take plunge to the bottom
Of the Atlantic and view the remains of the
sunkeu continent frat described by Plato
in his Atlantis" He obtained the infor-
nation from his uncle Scion, who derived
the knowledge from the Egyptian priests,
who gave the date Of the submergence Of the
continent al $4,000 years before SOloa's
visit to Egypt Hon. Ignstius Donnelly, Of
Minnesota took up the thread Of Plato's broken
narrative and wOve most ingenious theory
in book written some two years ago called
atlantis, or the Sunken Continent +" This
book, which exceeds anything Of Eugene
Sue, or Jules Verne. describes a continent In
the sodth Atlantic 1000 miles wide By 5000
miles long. which was inhabited by about
50, 600. 900 of people, who were far in adj
vance OF any on the globe now, in the arts,
sciences and government The same author
took up the book Of job and i'll
usirated that sublime production Of
anu-Judean literature by a most. erudite
production named 'Ragnaruk" in which
he asserts the theory that the book
of Job was Of Mesopotamian origin, and de-
seribed period in which the world passed
through comet, (about like bullet passiug
through a rawhide), and the age Of ''drift
and gravelr left their marks upon the globe
in the shape Of mineral formations.
Now, more strange than all Of Mr.. Dom
neiiy's previous literary performances, he
comes before the public with q caveat for the
discovery OF the author of Shakespeare
plays. through cypher left by Lord Bacon
in his ''Dc Augm ;ntis," which il is claimed
pierces the veil OF the ShaEespearian mys-
terry, and proves Lord Bacon 10 have been
the author OF the pays. That Sir Francis
Bacon was one OF the most eminent scholars
Of the illustriOus Elizabethan era We all
know; that his uncle Lord Burleigh was the
governing spirit Of that epoch is a matter Of
history; but that facts should be found at
this remote period to prove that Lord Bacon
was the sutbosQf Shakespeare's plays sex
cites our special wOuder.r
That Lord Bacon, with his brilliant attain
ments, travelling on the continent under the
patronage Of has uncle, Lord Burleigh, tue
prime minister OF England. should have OBJ
tanned some knowledge Of France. Spain, Italy,
Denmark and the manners and customs of
foreign countries is quite reasonable; bet
that such super5uman knowledge as is
evinced in Shakespeare's plays should have
been given 10 the unlearned and untraveled
son OF a Warwiekshirs butcher requires cred
ulity bordering on the belief in miracles.
If it shall be proved that the plays were
written in cypher, with secret and double
meaning oRDtia per oHHiG, unfolding ideas
like nuts in a she'll; and If the eypher proves
conelusively that Lord Bacon was the author
OF the plays, he viii stand forth as the great
est mind OF any mind or country, nOtwith-
standing that he was prosecuted by Queen
Elizabeth az many other great men were per-
Secuted, and beheaded by that wonderful
sherman.
Ii caveat for this great discovery should
have been filed by an author of less vast
eruditiOn and proved scholarship than Mr..
Donnelly it would be received with the usual
incredulty; but the author Of ''Atlantis'' and
''Rlgnarok'' is COLOSSUS In learning; and
his established reputation would not be risked
upon Shakespezrian myth.
Mr.. DOnnelly was a member of the 3Sth
congress sud / had the pleasure of hearing
him speak. He was a candidate again in the
late canvass for the Third district Of Mime
sota. and the publication OF the book on the
authorship of Shakespeare's PLAYS will be
consequently deferred Tor some time-sAy,
until next spring.
The discovery Of the KEY 70 Egyptian hero
glyphiCs unfolded the wisdom of the Egyp-
tians To modern nations, and the decIphering
Of the cunei form character enables scholars
20 translate the gems OF Persian literature
{ The Genesis Of the world written with stencil
on terra Gotta tablets i'm Babylon four thous-
and years ago may be seen in the British
museum; but the most marvellous discovery
OF modern times would be key 70 Shakes
/ peare's PLAYS left bv the author as an indel-
bic copyright TO the greatest book since
Homer.
The revelation OF Bacon's life and the
secret history OF Queen Elizabeth written in
eypher in'ls Ell promise an interesting episode
in literature.
The work of TRANSMITTING the cypher Is a
VERY slow and tedious one-every word has
20 be carefully counted, Tor The miscount Of
4 single word would throw cut the work of
. whole pages. Mr. DDnnelly hHs devoted
four years Of bis wonderful AM lytieal mind
10 deeipAering the true meaning of Shakes
I pears's PLAYS, and the blaze OF his intellect
( viii illuminate stu further the pages which
4 glitter Ike stars in the ornament of htera-
. ture.
/ 1t affords no. pleasure to have myth dis
I PEELED. It was sad day when learned thai
! Robinson Crusoe vas not a real character
nor Friday either. For ono who has stood
/ By Shskrspeare's grave, with the loved and
lost: under the shade Of The noble oaks OF
England, and listened 10 the murmuriDe
Avon, il will be no Joy 20 learn that Shakes
peare's plays were written bv Lord Bacon